Pterocryptis berdmorei, is a species of catfish found in Asia, in Myanmar and India.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis |
| Species: | P. berdmorei
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| Pterocryptis berdmorei (Blyth, 1860)
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This species reaches a length of 21.4 cm (8.4 in).[3]
Etymology edit
The fish is named in honor of Major Hugh Thomas Berdmore (1811–1859), of the Madras Artillery. He was the Assistant to the Commissioner and in charge of the forests’ office, it was he who collected or furnished the type specimen.[4]
References edit
- ^ Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Plectranthias maugei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169650A6661338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169650A6661338.en. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i–xxii + 543–1158, 1 pl.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pterocryptis berdmorei" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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