Pterocryptis_buccata

<i>Pterocryptis buccata</i>

Pterocryptis buccata

Species of catfish

Pterocryptis buccata, the cave sheatfish, is a species of catfish found in Asia, and presently known only from Amphoe Sai Yok in the Meklong basin in Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand..[2]

Quick Facts Pterocryptis buccata, Conservation status ...

This species reaches a length of 14.7 cm (5.8 in).[3]

Type Locality

The type locality is listed as Mae Khlong basin, about 14°15'N, 99°04'E, Amphoe Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Ng, H.H. (2012). "Pterocryptis buccata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181034A1691144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181034A1691144.en. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pterocryptis buccata" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. [4]
    Julian Dignall (11 April 2018). "Cat-eLog : Siluridae : Pterocryptis buccata". PlanetCatfish.com.
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