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Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Pterocryptis: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335); torrentis: The name torrentis (Latin) refers to the habitat of this species, torrents.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: eastern Myanmar and Thailand (Ref. 4833) and Cardamon Mountains in southern Cambodia (Ref. 12693).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693); common length : 17.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9417)
Long head (18-20% of SL); very short pectoral fin not reaching pelvic fin (Ref. 12693).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Occur in small fast flowing upland streams (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. (Ref. 9417)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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