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Pterocryptis cucphuongensis

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Pterocryptis cucphuongensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. cucphuongensis
Binomial name
Pterocryptis cucphuongensis
(Mai, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Silurus cucphuongensis Mai, 1978

Pterocryptis cucphuongensis is a species of catfish found in Vietnam.[2]

This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of a cave in Cuc Phuong National Park, in northern Vietnam, which is the type locality.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ng, H.H. (2012). "Pterocryptis cucphuongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180717A1655250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180717A1655250.en. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis cucphuongensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (24 December 2022). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 February 2024.