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Pterocryptis bokorensis

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Pterocryptis bokorensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

References

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  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. 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis bokorensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 December 2023.