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Collected in Hiranyakeshi river at Chandewadi/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/wynaadensis/2.jpg "Pterocryptis wynaadensis")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pterocryptis wynaadensis (Day, 1873) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Wynaad, India, elevation 3000 feet. |
| Synonym(s) | Silurus berdmorei wynaadensis, Silurus cochinchinensis wynaadensis, Silurus wynaadensis |
| 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. The specific epithet Wynaadensis refers to Wynaad,the type location, -ensis being the prefix to indicate "from". |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm or 11.8" 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: Cauvery drainage in Kerala and Thungabadhra drainage in Karnataka, India. Critically endangered in the Western Ghats. Indian waters, Andhra Pradesh State Waters, Krishna, Tungabhadra (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Cauvery (Kaveri) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 4 Mar. 1873), pp 237. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.7.265.2924 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 10:00) |