Platytropius siamensis

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Platytropius siamensis
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Extinct  (1979)  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Horabagridae
Genus: Platytropius
Species:
†P. siamensis
Binomial name
†Platytropius siamensis
(Sauvage, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Pseudeutropius siamensisSauvage, 1883
  • Nemasiluroides furcatusFowler, 1937

Platytropius siamensis was a species of schilbid catfish (order Siluriformes) family Schilbeidae. [2] It originated from the Chao Phraya and Bang Pakong Rivers in Thailand. [1] [2] It inhabited lower to middle reaches, mainstreams, tributaries, and larger marshlands. [3] The species has been declared extinct in 2011 by the IUCN Red List, because despite periodic surveys it has not been encountered since 1977–1979. [1]

P. siamensis was carnivorous, feeding on insects and shrimps. [3] This species was oviparous and eggs were unguarded. [3] It could grow to a length of 20.0  cm (7.9  in) TL. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ng, H.H. (2011). "Platytropius siamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T180996A7657156. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180996A7657156.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Ferraris, Carl J. Jr.; Miya, M; Azuma, Y; Nishida, M (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa . 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platytropius siamensis". FishBase . February 2012 version.
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