/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/vorax/1.jpg "Pterocryptis vorax")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/vorax/2.jpg "Pterocryptis vorax")
Close-up of head
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pterocryptis vorax Ng, Kahar & Tan, 2025 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sungai Mata Ikan, downstream of Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre, Sungai Belalong subdrainage, Sungai Temburong drainage, Temburong District, Brunei Darussalam, Borneo, 4°32'50"N, 115°9'28"E. |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Brunei Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa 5575 (no. 4), pp 536, Figs. 1, 2a, 3a-b. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Mar 09 12:41 (species record created: 2025 Jan 27 15:51) |