Exostoma berdmorei

Exostoma berdmorei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Sisoridae
Genus:	Exostoma
Species:	E. berdmorei
Binomial name
Exostoma berdmorei Blyth, 1860

Exostoma berdmorei is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in Myanmar and Thailand.

Description

Exostoma berdmorei reaches a total length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in). ^[2]

Etymology

The fish is named for Major Hugh Thomas Berdmore (1811–1859) of the Madras Artillery, who provided the type specimen. ^[3]

References

1. Allen, D. (2012). "Exostoma berdmorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T166587A1138123. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166587A1138123.en . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Exostoma berdmorei". FishBase . February 2015 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families AKYSIDAE, AMBLYCIPITIDAE, SISORIDAE and AMPHILIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

• Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.