Pterocryptis cochinchinensis
| Pterocryptis cochinchinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis |
| Species: | P. cochinchinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocryptis cochinchinensis (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
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Pterocryptis cochinchinensis is a species of catfish found in the Nam Xam basin in Laos, Vietnam, south-eastern China, and Thailand.[2]
This species reaches a length of 40.1 cm (15.8 in).[3]
Genomics
A near telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Pterocryptis cochinchinensis was published in 2026. The genome size is approximately 931.7 Mb, with the assembly anchored to 28 chromosomes. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness of 96.7%, and 28,079 protein-coding genes were functionally annotated.[4]
Type Locality
The type locality is listed as Cochinchine.[5]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Cochinchine, now known as southern Vietnam, which is the type locality of the fish.[6]
References
- ↑ Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Pterocryptis cochinchinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T166991A1160780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166991A1160780.en. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis cochinchinensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ Chen, Weiting; Ouyang, Yuqian; Fan, Yuqin; Huang, Feng; Bian, Chao (2026). "A near telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Pterocryptis cochinchinensis". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07135-0.
- ↑ https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=1027
- ↑ 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.