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Pterocryptis

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Pterocryptis
Pterocryptis wynaadensis
Scientific classification
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Pterocryptis

Peters, 1861
Type species
Pterocryptis gangelica
Peters, 1861
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Apodoglanis
Fowler, 1905
Hito
Herre, 1924
Hitoichthys
Herre 1924
Penesilurus
Herre, 1924
Herklotsella
Herre, 1933

Pterocryptis is a genus of sheatfish. These fish are medium sized catfishes usually found in fast flowing mountain streams throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia.[1]

Species

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: [2]

References

  1. ^ Ng, Heok Hee; Chan, Bosco P.-L. (2005). "Revalidation and redescription of Pterocryptis anomala (Herre, 1933), a catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from southern China". Zootaxa. 1060: 51–64.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pterocryptis". FishBase. July 2014 version.