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Pterocryptis wynaadensis

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Malabar Silurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. wynaadensis
Binomial name
Pterocryptis wynaadensis
(Day, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Silurus wynaadensis Day, 1873
  • Silurus berdmorei wynaadensis Day, 1873
  • Silurus cochinchinensis wynaadensis Day, 1873

Pterocryptis wynaadensis, also known as Malabar Silurus, is a species of catfish found in Asia in the Cauvery drainage in Kerala and Thungabadhra drainage in Karnataka, India.[2] This species reaches a length of 30.0 cm (11.8 in).[3]

Type Locality

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The type locality is listed as Wynaad, India, elevation 3000 feet.[4]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Wynaad, where the type specimen was discovered.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. (2011). "Pterocryptis wynaadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172472A6899106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172472A6899106.en. Retrieved 27 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Kobayakawa, M., 1989. Systematic revision of the catfish genus Silurus, with description of a new species from Thailand and Burma. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 36(2):155-186.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis wynaadensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. ^ https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=2924
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 December 2023.