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Pterocryptis buccata Ng & Kottelat, 1998

Cave sheatfish
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Common names: Cave sheatfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Presently known only from Amphoe Sai Yok in the Meklong basin in Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand (Ref. 33585). Threatened due to habitat loss (Ref. 58784). Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58784).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 1998
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Pterocryptis: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335);  buccata: Specific name from the Latin bucca, meaning cheek, in allusion to the prominent mandibular muscles causing the cheeks to appear inflated..
  More on authors: Ng & Kottelat.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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