Biology:Pterocryptis cucphuongensis

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Short description: Species of catfish

Pterocryptis cucphuongensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. cucphuongensis
Binomial name
Pterocryptis cucphuongensis
(Mai, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Silurus cucphuongensis Mai, 1978

Pterocryptis cucphuongensis is a species of catfish found in Vietnam.[2]

This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of a cave in Cuc Phuong National Park, in northern Vietnam, which is the type locality.[4]

References

  1. Ng, H.H. (2012). "Pterocryptis cucphuongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T180717A1655250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180717A1655250.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/180717/1655250. Retrieved 27 December 2023. 
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterocryptis cucphuongensis" 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 ☰ Q5540795 entry