Biology:Pterocryptis cochinchinensis
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Short description: Species of catfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis |
| Species: | P. cochinchinensis
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| Pterocryptis cochinchinensis (Valenciennes, 1840)
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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
The type locality is listed as Cochinchine.[4]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Cochinchine, now known as southern Vietnam, which is the type locality of the fish.[5]
References
- ↑ Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Pterocryptis cochinchinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T166991A1160780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166991A1160780.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166991/1160780. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterocryptis cochinchinensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=1027
- ↑ "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
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