Pterocryptis bokorensis

Pterocryptis bokorensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Siluridae
Genus:	Pterocryptis
Species:	P. bokorensis
Binomial name
Pterocryptis bokorensis (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1937)
Synonyms
Penesilurus bokorensisPellegrin & Chevey, 1937 Silurus bokorensis(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1937)

Pterocryptis bokorensis is a species of catfish found in the Mekong basin. ^[2]

This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Bokor, Cambodia, elevation 800-1000 meters, the type locality. ^[4]

References

1. Ng, H.H. (2012). "Pterocryptis bokorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T180835A1667981. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180835A1667981.en . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
2. Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis bokorensis". FishBase . June 2013 version.
4. 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.