Pterocryptis
anomala (Herre, 1933)
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| Freshwater
Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations
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Zhou
Hang (5) |
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| Relevant
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Prefers boulder-strewn,
fast-flowing streams. A nocturnal species which hides among rocks
and submerged plant roots during the day. |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
Pterocryptis cochinchinensis,
Herklotsella anomala, Silurus wynaadensis, Silurus sinensis, Silurus
gilberti, Parasilurus anomalus, Silurus cochinchinensis |
| Family: |
Siluridaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Rivers draining southeastern China, from Minjiang and Pearl Rivers
to vicinity of Hong Kong. Type locality: Hong
Kong market. |
| Size:
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13cm. (5¼ins) |
| Temp: |
22-25°C
(71-77°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Heok Hee Ng &
Bosco P.-L. Chan; Revalidation and redescription of
Pterocryptis anomala (Herre, 1933), a catfish (Teleostei:
Siluridae) from southern China.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version
(10/2011).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628. |
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Family:
Siluridae
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Pterocryptis anomala
Gold specimen from Hainan Island.
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