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Platytropius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Schilbeidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Siluriformes

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Platytropius siamensis, Clupisoma, Silonia childreni, Eutropiichthys, Parailia

Platytropius is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Asia. One species, P. siamensis is now considered to be extinct.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Platytropius siamensis (Sauvage, 1883)
  • Platytropius yunnanensis He, Huang & Li, 1995
  • References

    Platytropius Wikipedia