Biology:Pterocryptis berdmorei
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Short description: Species of catfish
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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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Pterocryptis berdmorei, is a species of catfish found in Asia, in Myanmar and India.[2]
This species reaches a length of 21.4 cm (8.4 in).[3]
Etymology
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
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169650/6661338. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ↑ 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterocryptis berdmorei" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes5/.
Wikidata ☰ Q578428 entry
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