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Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Pterocryptis: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335); inusitata: From the Latin inusitatus, meaning strange, in reference to the unusual shape of the eye..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: middle Nam Theun River drainage (part of the Mekong River drainage) in Laos.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38762)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Anal soft rays: 56 - 65; Vertebrae: 55 - 56. Can be differentiated from its congeners in having an elliptical (versus circular) eye, and a combination of the following characters: head length 17.2-19.9% SL, 56-65 anal-fin rays, 55-56 vertebrae and one pair of mandibular barbels.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ng, H.H., 1999. Pterocryptis inusitata, a new species of silurid catfish from Laos (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 10(4):371-374. (Ref. 38762)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00278 - 0.01137), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).