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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]

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Platytropius siamensis es una especie de peces de la familia Schilbeidae en el orden de los Siluriformes.

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