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Pterocryptis berdmorei (Blyth, 1860)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Johnny Jensen's  Photographic Library (2)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus  Etymology = Specific

Other Sources:

Search  FishBase  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist  IUCN

Relevant Information:

Description: Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 68 - 72. Upper jaw prominent; length of mandibular barbel not equal to length of head at end of lateral operculum; 15-16 dorso-lateral white dot sensory pores which appear like transverse bands across dorso-lateral region arranged in almost equal intervals from tip of snout to base of caudal fin; five distinct sensory pores forming an oblique line present above operculum on each side of head. Habitat: P. berdmorei is found only in streams draining into the Yu River, a tributary of the Chindwin, in Myanmar and probably India. The Yu River has a drainage basin of 6,335 km². Remarks: P. berdmorei has been assessed as Least Concern because, despite having a restricted range, there are no known threats to the species (IUCN 2009).

Common Name:

Burmese silurus

Synonyms:

Silurichthys berdmorei, Silurus berdmorei

Family:

Siluridae

Distribution:

Asia: Myanmar, India and possibly western Thailand. Type locality: Tenasserim provinces, (whereabouts unknown).

Size:

21.4cm. (8½ins)

Temp:

20-24°C (67-75°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. 2009. Pterocryptis berdmorei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2011. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version.
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran,
1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.



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