Platytropius siamensis

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Platytropius siamensis

Extinct  (1977) (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
Genus: Platytropius
Species:
†P. siamensis
Binomial name
†Platytropius siamensis
(Sauvage, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Pseudeutropius siamensis Sauvage, 1883
  • Nemasiluroides furcatus Fowler, 1937

Platytropius siamensis was 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. ^ a b c Ng, H.H. (2011). "Platytropius siamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T180996A7657156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180996A7657156.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
  3. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Platytropius siamensis" in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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