Platytropius siamensis

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Platytropius siamensis
Status iucn3.1 EX.svg
Extinct  (1977)  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
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 of Threatened Species, because despite periodic surveys it has not been encountered since 1975–1977. [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]

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References

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