| Pterocryptis gangelica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis |
| Species: | P. gangelica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocryptis gangelica Peters, 1861 | |
Pterocryptis gangelica is a species of catfish found in the Ganges River, where it occurs in India and Bangladesh.[2]
This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).[3]
Type Locality
The type locality is listed as the Ganges River, India.[4]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the Ganges River, India, the type locality for the fish.[5]
References
- ↑ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Pterocryptis gangelica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168264A6471568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168264A6471568.en. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 1998. Pterocryptis buccata, a new species of catfish from western Thailand (Teleostei: Siluridae) with epigean and hypogean populations. Ichthyol. Res. 45(4):393-399.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pterocryptis gangelica" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=2946
- ↑ 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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