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Platytropius siamensis (Sauvage, 1883) |
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photo by
Vidthayanon, C. |
| Family: | Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: endemic to Chao Phraya and Bang Pakong basins in Thailand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits lower to middle reaches, mainstreams, tributaries and larger marshlands (Ref. 58784). Carnivorous, feeding on insects and shrimps (Ref. 58784). Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 07 February 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||