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Scientific Name Pterocryptis wynaadensis  (Day, 1873)
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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".
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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.
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Distribution Asia: Cauvery drainage in Kerala and Thungabadhra drainage in Karnataka, India. Critically endangered in the Western Ghats.
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IUCN Red List Category Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 4 Mar. 1873), pp 237.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 22 03:48 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 10:00)