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Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Pterocryptis: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335); buccata: Specific name from the Latin bucca, meaning cheek, in allusion to the prominent mandibular muscles causing the cheeks to appear inflated.
More on authors: Ng & Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
Asia: presently known only from Amphoe Sai Yok in the Meklong basin in Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 33585)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 4; Rayons mous anaux: 54 - 61; Vertèbres: 50 - 52. Prominent mandibular muscles causing the cheeks to appear inflated; 4 mandibular barbels and vomerine teeth present in 2 separate patches.
Occurs in hillstreams and caves (Ref. 58784). Feeds on fishes and insects (Ref. 58784).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 1998. Pterocryptis buccata, a new species of catfish from western Thailand (Teleostei: Siluridae) with epigean and hypogean populations. Ichthyol. Res. 45(4):393-399. (Ref. 33585)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00279 - 0.01132), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).