Pterocryptis furnessi • Siluridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pterocryptis furnessi** (Fowler, 1905)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Baram R., Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia.
Synonym(s)	Apodoglanis furnessi, Silurus furnessi
Pronunciation	Terr oh krip tiss
Etymology	The generic name comes from the Greek pteron, meaning fin, and kryptos, meaning hidden; in reference to the small dorsal fin.
Species Information
Size	150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Catfishes of the genus Pterocryptis Peters, 1861, are medium sized members of the Siluridae usually found in fast flowing mountain streams throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia. Pterocryptis had been considered a junior synonym of Silurus Linnaeus, 1758, until its rediagnosis by Bornbusch (1991). There are 16 nominal species of Pterocryptis (Ng & Freyhof, 2001). They can be distinguished from other siluroids by having a small dorsal fin,upper jaw longer than lower jaw and a confluent anal and caudal fin with a distnct notch between them.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Borneo. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 57 463 Fig. 2
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2007 Jan 16 06:11 (species record created: 2006 Dec 27 09:15)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Pterocryptis furnessi (Fowler, 1905)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Baram R., Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia.

Synonym(s)

Apodoglanis furnessi, Silurus furnessi

Pronunciation

Terr oh krip tiss

Etymology

The generic name comes from the Greek pteron, meaning fin, and kryptos, meaning hidden; in reference to the small dorsal fin.

Species Information

Size

150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Catfishes of the genus Pterocryptis Peters, 1861, are medium sized members of the Siluridae usually found in fast flowing mountain streams throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia. Pterocryptis had been considered a junior synonym of Silurus Linnaeus, 1758, until its rediagnosis by Bornbusch (1991). There are 16 nominal species of Pterocryptis (Ng & Freyhof, 2001). They can be distinguished from other siluroids by having a small dorsal fin,upper jaw longer than lower jaw and a confluent anal and caudal fin with a distnct notch between them.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Asia: Borneo.
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)