Pterocryptis crenula

Pterocryptis crenula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. crenula
Binomial name
Pterocryptis crenula

Pterocryptis crenula is a species of catfish found in north-eastern Vietnam.

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

Etymology

The fish's name comes from the Latin for a small notch, referring to the relatively shallow notch between the confluent anal and caudal fins.

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.). "Pterocryptis crenula". 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.