Pterocryptis buccata

Pterocryptis buccata
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Siluridae
Genus:	Pterocryptis
Species:	P. buccata
Binomial name
Pterocryptis buccata H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 1998

Pterocryptis buccata, the cave sheatfish, is a species of catfish found in Asia, and presently known only from Amphoe Sai Yok in the Meklong basin in Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. ^[2]

This species reaches a length of 14.7 cm (5.8 in). ^[3]

Type Locality

The type locality is listed as Mae Khlong basin, about 14°15'N, 99°04'E, Amphoe Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. ^[4]

References

1. Ng, H.H. (2012). "Pterocryptis buccata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T181034A1691144. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181034A1691144.en . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
2. Ng, H.H.; M. Kottelat (1998). "Pterocryptis buccata, a new species of catfish from western Thailand (Teleostei: Siluridae) with epigean and hypogean populations". Ichthyol. Res. 45 (4): 393–399. Bibcode:1998IchtR..45..393N. doi:10.1007/BF02725192.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis buccata". FishBase . June 2013 version.
4. Julian Dignall (11 April 2018). "Cat-eLog : Siluridae: Pterocryptis buccata". PlanetCatfish.com.