Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Amblyceps
Species: Amblyceps accari

Name

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Amblyceps accari Dahanukar, Raghavan, Ali & Britz, 2016

  • Holotype: BNHS FWF 201.
  • Paratype: WILD 15-PIS-249 .

Type locality: India: Karnataka, Kudremukh (13.206°N, 75.283°E, 788 m a.s.l.), Tunga River, Krishna River System.

Etymology: The specific epithet derives from accari (pronounced achchari), the Kannada word for ‘surprise’ highlighting the authors excitement over the discovery of a new Amblyceps species in the Western Ghats.

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