Common name of Pterocryptis cochinchinensis
 
Common name Hang nim
Language Cantonese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Hong Kong
Locality
Ref. Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Hang', i.e., refers to small stagnant tributaries; 'nim', i.e., refers to fishes of the silurid group; 'hang nim', i.e., silurid found in small stagnant tributaries.
 
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