Platytropius siamensis

Platytropius siamensis was a species of schilbid catfish (order Siluriformes) family Schilbeidae.[2] It originated from the Chao Phraya and Bang Pakong Rivers in Thailand.[1][2] It inhabited lower to middle reaches, mainstreams, tributaries, and larger marshlands.[3] The species has been declared extinct in 2011 by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, because despite periodic surveys it has not been encountered since 1975–1977.[1]

Platytropius siamensis
Conservation status
Extinct  (1977)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Schilbeidae
Genus:	Platytropius
Species:	†P. siamensis
Binomial name
†Platytropius siamensis (Sauvage, 1883)
Synonyms
Pseudeutropius siamensis Sauvage, 1883 Nemasiluroides furcatus Fowler, 1937

P. siamensis was carnivorous, feeding on insects and shrimps.[3] This species was oviparous and eggs were unguarded.[3] It could grow to a length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) TL.[3]

References

1. Ng, H.H. (2011). Platytropius siamensis. In: IUCN (2011). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 25 June 2011.
2. Ferraris, Carl J., Jr.; Miya, M; Azuma, Y; Nishida, M (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Platytropius siamensis" in FishBase. February 2012 version.