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Amblycipitidae (Torrent catfishes)
Etymology: Liobagrus: Greek, leio = smooth + Mozarabic bagre, Greek, pagros = a kind of fish (Dentex sp.) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sohtsu G King (1886–1949), also known as Jin Shaoji, was a malacologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 45665)
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Snout blunt, rounded and depressed; eyes small and nearer to tip of snout. Barbels 4 pairs; body naked and without lateral line; head and fins with thick skin. Caudal fin rounded.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. (Ref. 6868)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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