Biology:Pterocryptis bokorensis

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Short description: Species of catfish

Pterocryptis bokorensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. bokorensis
Binomial name
Pterocryptis bokorensis
(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Penesilurus bokorensis Pellegrin & Chevey, 1937
  • Silurus bokorensis (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1937)

Pterocryptis bokorensis is a species of catfish found in the Mekong basin.[2]

This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Bokor, Cambodia, elevation 800-1000 meters, the type locality.[4]

References

  1. Ng, H.H. (2012). "Pterocryptis bokorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T180835A1667981. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180835A1667981.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/180835/1667981. Retrieved 27 December 2023. 
  2. Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterocryptis bokorensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes5/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6407022 entry