Platytropius siamensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Schilbeidae |
| Genus: | Platytropius |
| Species: | †P. siamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Platytropius siamensis (Sauvage, 1883)
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Platytropius siamensis was a species of schilbid catfish (order Siluriformes) family Schilbeidae.[2] It originated from the Chao Phraya and Bang Pakong Rivers in Thailand.[1][2] It inhabited lower to middle reaches, mainstreams, tributaries, and larger marshlands.[3] The species has been declared extinct in 2011 by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, because despite periodic surveys it has not been encountered since 1975–1977.[1]
P. siamensis was carnivorous, feeding on insects and shrimps.[3] This species was oviparous and eggs were unguarded.[3] It could grow to a length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) TL.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Ng, H.H. (2011). Platytropius siamensis. In: IUCN (2011). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 25 June 2011.
- ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J., Jr.; Miya, M; Azuma, Y; Nishida, M (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Platytropius siamensis" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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