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Pterocryptis cochinchinensis

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Pterocryptis cochinchinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. cochinchinensis
Binomial name
Pterocryptis cochinchinensis
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Silurus cochinchinensis Valenciennes, 1840
  • Parasilurus cochinchinensis (Valenciennes, 1840)

Pterocryptis cochinchinensis is a species of catfish found in the Nam Xam basin in Laos, Vietnam, south-eastern China, and Thailand.[2]

This species reaches a length of 40.1 cm (15.8 in).[3]

Type Locality

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The type locality is listed as Cochinchine.[4]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Cochinchine, now known as southern Vietnam, which is the type locality of the fish.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Pterocryptis cochinchinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166991A1160780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166991A1160780.en. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis cochinchinensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. ^ https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=1027
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 December 2023.