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West Bengal,India
West Bengal,India

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Scientific Name	**Pterocryptis gangelica** Peters, 1861
Common Name
Type Locality	Ganges River, India
Synonym(s)	Cryptopterus gangeticus, Pterocryptis afghana, Pterocryptis gangetica, Silurus afghana, Silurus dukai, Silurus gangetica
Pronunciation	Terr oh krip tiss
Etymology	The generic name comes from the Greek pteron, meaning fin, and kryptos, meaning hidden; in reference to the small dorsal fin.
Species Information
Size	180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Catfishes of the genus Pterocryptis Peters, 1861, are medium-sized members of the Siluridae usually found in fast-flowing mountain streams throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia. Pterocryptis had been considered a junior synonym of Silurus Linnaeus, 1758, until its rediagnosis by Bornbusch (1991). There are 16 nominal species of Pterocryptis (Ng & Freyhof, 2001). They can be distinguished from other siluroids by having a small dorsal fin, upper jaw longer than the lower jaw and a confluent anal and caudal fin with a distinct notch between them.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Ganges River. Occurs in India and Bangladesh. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1861, pp 712.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 21:24)