Pterocryptis crenula
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis |
| Species: | P. crenula
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterocryptis crenula | |
Pterocryptis crenula, is a species of catfish found in north-eastern Vietnam.[1]
This species reaches a length of 12.5 cm (4.9 in).[2]
Etymology
The fishes name comes from Latin for a small notch, referring to the relatively shallow notch between the confluent anal and the caudal fins.[3]
References
- ^ Ng, H.H. and J. Freyhof, 2001. A review of the catfish genus Pterocryptis (Siluridae) in Vietnam, with the description of two new species. J. Fish Biol. 59(3):624-644.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis crenula". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ 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.