| Platytropius siamensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Schilbeidae |
| Genus: | Platytropius Hora, 1937 |
| Species: | P. siamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platytropius siamensis (Sauvage, 1883) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Nemasiluroides furcatus |
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Platytropius siamensis is the only species in the genus Platytropius of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Schilbeidae.[2] It originated from the Chao Phraya River in Thailand.[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]
P. siamensis is carnivorous, feeding on insects and shrimps.[3] This species is oviparous and eggs are unguarded.[3] It can grow to a length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) TL.[3]