Pterocryptis wynaadensis

Malabar Silurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. wynaadensis
Binomial name
Pterocryptis wynaadensis
(Day, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Silurus wynaadensis Day, 1873
  • Silurus berdmorei wynaadensis Day, 1873
  • Silurus cochinchinensis wynaadensis Day, 1873

Pterocryptis wynaadensis, also known as Malabar Silurus, is a species of catfish found in Asia in the Cauvery drainage in Kerala and Thungabadhra drainage in Karnataka, India.[2] This species reaches a length of 30.0 cm (11.8 in).[3]

  1. ^ Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. (2011). "Pterocryptis wynaadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172472A6899106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172472A6899106.en. Retrieved 27 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Kobayakawa, M., 1989. Systematic revision of the catfish genus Silurus, with description of a new species from Thailand and Burma. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 36(2):155-186.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis wynaadensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.