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Pterocryptis buccata Ng & Kottelat, 1998 Cave sheatfish |
| Family: | Siluridae (Sheatfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 14.66 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: presently known only from Amphoe Sai Yok in the Meklong basin in Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; Anal soft rays: 54-61; Vertebrae: 50-52. Prominent mandibular muscles causing the cheeks to appear inflated; 4 mandibular barbels and vomerine teeth present in 2 separate patches. | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in hillstreams and caves (Ref. 58784). Feeds on fishes and insects (Ref. 58784). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 March 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||