| Pterocryptis cucphuongensis | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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
The fish is named in honor of a cave in Cuc Phuong National Park, in northern Vietnam, which is the type locality.[4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pterocryptis cucphuongensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ 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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