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Pterocryptis inusitata

Pterocryptis inusitata, is a species of catfish found in Asia, in the middle Nam Theun River drainage which is a part of the Mekong River drainage in Laos.

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Pterocryptis inusitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. inusitata
Binomial name
Pterocryptis inusitata
H. H. Ng, 1999

Pterocryptis inusitata, is a species of catfish found in Asia, in the middle Nam Theun River drainage which is a part of the Mekong River drainage in Laos.2

This species reaches a length of 19.7 cm (7.8 in).3

References

References

  1. Kottelat, M. (2012). "Pterocryptis inusitata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T180781A1662184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180781A1662184.en. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. Ng, H.H., 1999. Pterocryptis inusitata, a new species of silurid catfish from Laos (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 10(4):371-374.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis inusitata". FishBase. June 2013 version.