Pterocryptis anomala

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Pterocryptis anomala
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. anomala
Binomial name
Pterocryptis anomala
(Herre, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Herklotsella anomalaHerre, 1934
  • Parasilurus anomalus(Herre, 1934)
  • Silurus anomalus(Herre, 1934)

Pterocryptis anomala is a species of catfish found in eastern Asia in the Pearl River drainages Minjiang and Zhujiang southwards into the streams draining the territory of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. [2]

This species reaches a length of 25.0 cm (9.8 in). [3]

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References

  1. Zhao, H.H. (2011). "Pterocryptis anomala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T166056A6180117. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166056A6180117.en . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. Ng, Heok Hee; Chan, Bosco P.-L. (2005). "Revalidation and redescription of Pterocryptis anomala (Herre, 1933), a catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from southern China". Zootaxa. 1060: 51–64. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1060.1.4 . S2CID   85786142.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pterocryptis anomala" in FishBase . June 2013 version.