/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/taytayensis/1.jpg "Pterocryptis taytayensis")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pterocryptis taytayensis (Herre, 1924) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Small fresh-water creek, near Taytay, Palawan, Philippines |
| 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. Named after Taytay, which is near the type locality. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 120mm or 4.7" 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 the lower jaw and a confluent anal and caudal fin with a distinct notch between them. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Taytay, Palawan, Philippines. Philipines Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Philippine Journal of Science v. 24 (no. 6), pp 703. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 28 08:07 (species record created: 2005 Dec 19 00:00) |
