Pterocryptis cochinchinensis is a species of catfish found in the Nam Xam basin in Laos, Vietnam, south-eastern China, and Thailand.Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
This species reaches a length of .
Genomics A near telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Pterocryptis cochinchinensis was published in 2026. The genome size is approximately 931.7 Mb, with the assembly anchored to 28 chromosomes. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness of 96.7%, and 28,079 protein-coding genes were functionally annotated.
Type Locality The type locality is listed as Cochinchine.https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=1027
Etymology The fish is named in honor of Cochinchine, now known as southern Vietnam, which is the type locality of the fish.
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