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Etymology: Pterocryptis: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Pellegrin & Chevey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Mekong basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693)
Short head (14-17% of SL); long pectoral fin reaches pelvic-fin insertion; vomerine teeth in single patch; rays at middle of anal fin shorter than depth of body where they attach; anal fin free from caudal fin or narrowly connected at the fin base; caudal fin truncate of slightly emarginate; gill rakers fully formed, not reduced to nubs (Ref. 12693).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits small upland streams (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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