''Pterocryptis bokorensis'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order (biology), order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are common name, named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not ...
found in the
Mekong
The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia with an estimated length of and a drainage area of , discharging of wat ...
basin.
This species reaches a length of .
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of
Bokor, Cambodia, elevation 800-1000 meters, the type locality.
References
Siluridae
Taxa named by Jacques Pellegrin
Taxa named by Pierre Chevey
Fish described in 1937
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