Biology:Pterocryptis crenula

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Short description: Species of catfish

Pterocryptis crenula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. crenula
Binomial name
Pterocryptis crenula
Ng & Freyhof, 2001

Pterocryptis crenula, is a species of catfish found in north-eastern Vietnam.[1]

This species reaches a length of 12.5 cm (4.9 in).[2]

Etymology

The fishes name comes from Latin for a small notch, referring to the relatively shallow notch between the confluent anal and the caudal fins.[3]

References

  1. Ng, H.H. and J. Freyhof, 2001. A review of the catfish genus Pterocryptis (Siluridae) in Vietnam, with the description of two new species. J. Fish Biol. 59(3):624-644.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterocryptis crenula" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. "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 ☰ Q5618148 entry