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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pterocryptis berdmorei (Blyth, 1860) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Tenasserim provinces, Myanmar. |
| Synonym(s) | Lepidocephalus guntea birmanicus, Silurichthys berdmorei, Silurus berdmorei, Silurus berdmorei berdmorei, Silurus burmanicus, Silurus morehensis |
| Pronunciation | Terr oh krip tiss |
| Etymology | The generic name comes from the Greek pteron, meaning fin, and kryptos, meaning hidden; in reference to the small dorsal fin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Myanmar. Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2), pp 156. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.7.265.1977 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2008 May 03 03:50) |