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Amblycipitidae
Sign in to saveThe Amblycipitidae are a family of catfishes, commonly known as torrent catfishes. It includes four genera, Amblyceps, Liobagrus, Proliobagrus and Xiurenbagrus, and about 50 species.
Species
torrent catfishes
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyAmblycipitidae
鈍頭鮠科（學名：Amblycipitidae），又名鮰科，是輻鰭魚綱鯰形目的其中一科。原來包括有三個屬：鈍頭鮠屬（Amblyceps）、䱀屬（Liobagrus）及修仁䱀屬（Xiurenbagrus）；2011年，魚類學家在越南發現了新的品種Nahangbagrus），亦歸到此個科裡，使本科增至四個屬。
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The Amblycipitidae are a family of catfishes, commonly known as torrent catfishes. It includes four genera, Amblyceps, Liobagrus, Proliobagrus and Xiurenbagrus, and about 50 species.
==Taxonomy== The family Amblycipitidae is a monophyletic group containing four monophyletic genera, Amblyceps, Liobagrus, Nahangbagrus and Xiurenbagrus. It is the most basal sisoroid family and is sister to a clade formed by the remaining families. The genera Amblyceps and Liobagrus are a sister group pair that is, in turn, sister to Xiurenbagrus.