''Pterocryptis'' is a
genus of
sheatfish. These fish are medium-sized catfishes usually found in fast flowing mountain streams throughout
India, southern
China
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and
Southeast Asia.
There are two
cavefish species in the genus, ''P. buccata'' and ''P. cucphuongensis''.
Species
There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus:
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Pterocryptis anomala''
( Herre, 1933)
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Pterocryptis barakensis
''Pterocryptis'' is a genus of sheatfish. These fish are medium-sized catfishes usually found in fast flowing mountain streams throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia. There are two cavefish species in the genus, ''P. buccata'' and ...
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Vishwanath & Nebeshwar Sharma, 2006
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Pterocryptis berdmorei''
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, 1860)
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Pterocryptis bokorensis''
( Pellegrin & Chevey, 1937)
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Pterocryptis buccata''
Ng & Kottelat, 1998 (Cave sheatfish)
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Pterocryptis burmanensis''
(Thant, 1966)
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Pterocryptis cochinchinensis''
( Valenciennes, 1840)
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Pterocryptis crenula''
Ng & Freyhof, 2001
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Pterocryptis cucphuongensis
''Pterocryptis cucphuongensis'' is a species of catfish found in Vietnam.
This species reaches a length of .
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of a cave in Cuc Phuong National Park CUC may refer to:
Education
* Canadian University Col ...
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( Mai, 1978)
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Pterocryptis furnessi''
( Fowler, 1905)
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Pterocryptis gangelica
''Pterocryptis gangelica'' is a species of catfish found in the Ganges River, where it occurs in India and Bangladesh.
This species reaches a length of .
Type Locality
The type locality is listed as the Ganges River, India.https://www.planet ...
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Peters, 1861
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Pterocryptis indicus
''Pterocryptis indicus'' is a species of catfish found in the Namdapha River in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
This species reaches a length of .
Type Locality
The Type (biology), type locality is listed as Hornbill Point, Namdapha River, Namdapha ...
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(Datta, Barman & Jayaram, 1987)
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Pterocryptis inusitata''
Ng, 1999
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Pterocryptis taytayensis
''Pterocryptis taytayensis'' is a species of catfish found in Palawan
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( Herre, 1924)
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Pterocryptis torrentis
''Pterocryptis torrentis'' is a species of catfish found in Asia, from eastern Myanmar, Thailand and the Cardamon Mountains
The Cardamom Mountains ( km, ជួរភ្នំក្រវាញ, ; th, ทิวเขาบรรทัด, ...
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, 1989)
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Pterocryptis verecunda
''Pterocryptis verecunda'' is a species of catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in si ...
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Ng & Freyhof, 2001
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Pterocryptis wynaadensis''
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, 1873)
References
Siluridae
Fish of Southeast Asia
Freshwater fish genera
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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