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Pterocryptis cochinchinensis

Country

Country	Lao PDR
Continent Ocean	Asia

Classification

Kingdom	Animalia (COL)
Phylum	Chordata (COL)
Class	Actinopterygii (COL)
Order	Siluriformes (COL)
Family	Siluridae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus	Pterocryptis	Reference
SubGenus		Vernacular Name
Species	cochinchinensis	IUCN Threat Status-Year	Least Concern, 2010
SubSpecies		Nat'l Threat Status-Year	Not Evaluated, 2000
Infraspecies		Reason for Change
Infraspecies Rank		CITES
Taxonomic Group		Native Status	Native
Scientific Name Author	(Valenciennes, 1840)	Country Distribution	Laos;
Citation	Huckstorf, V. & Freyhof, J. 2011. Acheilognathus tonkinensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T166179A6187566. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166179A6187566.en. Downloaded on 06 October 2020.	Description	JUSTIFICATION Pterocryptis cochinchinensis has been assessed as Least Concern as this species has a large distribution and there are no known major widespread threats to the species. RANGE DESCRIPTION Pterocryptis cochinchinensis has a Southeast Asia distibution. It is known from Pacific coastal drainages in southeastern China (e.g. Pearl River, Jiulongjiang and Minjiang) including Hainan island (Liu 1991, Chu et al. 1999), northern and Central Viet Nam (Ng and Freyhof 2001, Serov et al. 2006), the Nam Xam basin in Lao P.D.R. (Kottelat 2001), Myanmar (Oo 2002), Thailand (Survatti 1981), Cambodia and Malaysia (Kottelat 1985). DESCRIPTION There is no information available on the species population. HABITAT AND ECOLOGY Pterocryptis cochinchinensis inhabits small rivers and streams, usually in slow running waters (Serov 2006). Feeds actively at night on small fish, crustaceans and insects. THREATS No information available on the threats to the species. USE AND TRADE Locally utilised for food in Viet Nam but has low economic value. CONSERVATION ACTIONS It is unknown if there are any conservation measures in place for the species. Some research is recommended.
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Record Level

Date Last Modified	2020-10-07 09:12:12
Institution Code	ACBBISS-LA
Collection Code	85633
Catalog Number	ACBBISS-LA-85633
Record URL	https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166991/1160780; http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/32f67e3a7c6f8fd2ca81647fcfc1c4b0

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Year Collected	2020	Start Julian Day	0
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Additional Info

Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Pterocryptis cochinchinensis , click this link: Synonyms.	Herklostella anomalus () ¦ Herklotsella anomala () ¦ Parasilurus anomalus () ¦ Parasilurus cochinchinensis (Valenciennes, 1840) ¦ Pterocryptis anomalus () ¦ Silurus anomalus () ¦ Silurus cochinchiensis Valenciennes, 1840 ¦ Silurus cochinchinensis Valenciennes, 1840 ¦ Silurus punctatus () ¦
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Pterocryptis cochinchinensis , click this link: Common Names.	Catfish ()
Localities To Manage Localities for Pterocryptis cochinchinensis , click this link: Localities.	No Locality records in database.

Species Record Details Encoded By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan