Pterocryptis
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. There are two cavefish species in the genus, P. buccata and P. cucphuongensis.
| Pterocryptis | |
|---|---|
| Pterocryptis wynaadensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis Peters, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Pterocryptis gangelica Peters, 1861 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apodoglanis | |
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