Platytropius siamensis
| Platytropius siamensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Schilbeidae |
| Genus: | Platytropius |
| Species: | P. siamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platytropius siamensis (Sauvage, 1883) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nemasiluroides furcatus | |
Platytropius siamensis is a species of schilbid catfish (order Siluriformes) family Schilbeidae.[2] It originated from the Chao Phraya and Bang Pakong Rivers in Thailand.[1][2] It inhabited lower to middle reaches, mainstreams, tributaries, and larger marshlands.[3] The species has been declared extinct in 2011 by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, because despite periodic surveys it has not been encountered since 1975–1977.[1]
P. siamensis was carnivorous, feeding on insects and shrimps.[3] This species was oviparous and eggs were unguarded.[3] It could grow to a length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) TL.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Ng, H.H. (2011). Platytropius siamensis. In: IUCN (2011). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 June 2011.
- 1 2 Ferraris, Carl J., Jr.; Miya, M; Azuma, Y; Nishida, M (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.
- 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Platytropius siamensis" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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