Biology:Pterocryptis cochinchinensis

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Short description: Species of catfish

Pterocryptis cochinchinensis
File:Silurus cochinsinensis Mintern 113.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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]

Genomics

A near telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Pterocryptis cochinchinensis was published in 2026. The genome size is approximately 931.7 Mb, with the assembly anchored to 28 chromosomes. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness of 96.7%, and 28,079 protein-coding genes were functionally annotated.[4]

Type Locality

The type locality is listed as Cochinchine.[5]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Cochinchine, now known as southern Vietnam, which is the type locality of the fish.[6]

References

  1. Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Pterocryptis cochinchinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166991A1160780.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166991/1160780. Retrieved 18 April 2026. 
  2. Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterocryptis cochinchinensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. Chen, Weiting; Ouyang, Yuqian; Fan, Yuqin; Huang, Feng; Bian, Chao (2026). "A near telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Pterocryptis cochinchinensis". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07135-0. 
  5. https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=1027
  6. "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 ☰ Q6406905 entry