Pterocryptis barakensis

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Pterocryptis barakensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. barakensis
Binomial name
Pterocryptis barakensis

Pterocryptis barakensis, is a species of catfish found in the Barak River of the Brahmaputra River basin in India. [2] [3]

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Type Locality

The type locality is listed as Barak River at Vanchengphai Village, Tamenlong District, Manipur, India. [4]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the Barak River in the Brahmaputra River basin in India, where the fish is endemic. [5]

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References

  1. Ng, H.H. (2010). "Pterocryptis barakensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T168259A6471254. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168259A6471254.en . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pterocryptis barakensis" in FishBase . June 2013 version.
  4. https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=4427
  5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 December 2023.