Pterocryptis taytayensis

Pterocryptis taytayensis is a species of catfish found in Palawan, Philippines.^[2]

Pterocryptis taytayensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Siluridae
Genus:	Pterocryptis
Species:	P. taytayensis
Binomial name
Pterocryptis taytayensis (Herre, 1924)
Synonyms
List Hito taytayensis Herre, 1924 Hitoichthys taytayensis Herre, 1924 Ompok taytayensis (Herre, 1924) Ospatulus taytayensis Herre, 1924 Penesilurus palavanensis Herre, 1924 Penesilurus palawanensis Herre, 1924 Silurus palavanensis (Herre, 1924)

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of a small freshwater creek near Taytay, Palawan, Philippines, which is where the type specimen was found.^[4]