Pterocryptis crenula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pterocryptis crenula" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. 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.


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