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River Tissa, Brahmaputra drainage
River Tissa, Brahmaputra drainage
Sexual dimorphism: (left) Male, (right) Female
Tissa R. at Otongkhua village, Longding district

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pterocryptis barakensis** Vishwanath & Nebeshwar Sharma, 2006
Common Name
Type Locality	Barak River at Vanchengphai Village,Tamenlong District,Manipur,India.
Pronunciation	Terr oh krip tiss - bar aak en sis
Etymology	The generic name comes from the Greek pteron, meaning fin, and kryptos, meaning hidden; in reference to the small dorsal fin. This species is named after its type locality, the Barak River.
Species Information
Identification	Catfishes of the genus Pterocryptis Peters, 1861, are medium-sized members of the Siluridae usually found in fast-flowing mountain streams throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia. Pterocryptis had been considered a junior synonym of Silurus Linnaeus, 1758, until its rediagnosis by Bornbusch (1991). There are 16 nominal species of Pterocryptis (Ng & Freyhof, 2001). They can be distinguished from other siluroids by having a small dorsal fin, upper jaw longer than the lower jaw and a confluent anal and caudal fin with a distinct notch between them. Pterocryptis barakensis is distinguished from P. berdmorei(Blyth) and the other known species of the genus from the Indian region in having a longer caudal fin, distinct sensory pores, serration pattern on posterior edges of anterior and posterior segments of the pectoral spine, rounded tip and colour of pectoral and ventral fins.
Sexing	Males are different from females in having pointed and elongated genital papilla vs. rounded one; posteriorly granulated pectoral spine vs. smooth one; shorter caudal-fin base, pectoral-fin base, caudal peduncle; shallower body; shorter pre-anal length and mandibular barbel length.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Barak River of Brahmaputra River basin, India. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Meghna, Surma, Barak (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Dissang (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Catfishes of India, pp 99, Pl. 5 (fig. 2).
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2012 Jul 20 13:02)