| Pterocryptis berdmorei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis |
| Species: | P. berdmorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocryptis berdmorei (Blyth, 1860) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pterocryptis berdmorei, is a species of catfish found in Asia, in Myanmar and India. [2]
This species reaches a length of 21.4 cm (8.4 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of Major Hugh Thomas Berdmore (1811–1859), of the Madras Artillery. He was the Assistant to the Commissioner and in charge of the forests’ office, it was he who collected or furnished the type specimen. [4]
Francis BuchananFRSE FRS FLS, later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, was a Scottish surgeon, surveyor and botanist who made significant contributions as a geographer and zoologist while living in India. He did not assume the name of Hamilton until three years after his retirement from India.
Victor Gruschka Springer was an American biologist who was a Senior Scientist emeritus, Division of Fishes at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He was a specialist in the anatomy, classification, and distribution of fishes, with a special interest in tropical marine shorefishes. He published numerous scientific studies on these subjects; also, a popular book called "Sharks in Question, the Smithsonian Answer Book" 1989.
Haplochromis worthingtoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Kyoga in Uganda. This species reaches a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL. The specific name honours the explorer E. Barton Worthington (1905–2001) who collected the type of this species with type with Michael Graham.
Labidochromis freibergi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known to occur around Likoma Island in areas with rocky substrates. This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. The specific name of this species honours the American fish importer Jacob Freiberg.
William's mbuna, also known as ice blue zebra mbuna or ice blue zebra or the Pseudotropheus ice blue among the aquarium enthusiasts, is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only found at Makokola in the southeastern arm of the lake. This species can reach a length of 13.4 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the German ornamental fish importer Alfons Greshake.
Otopharynx brooksi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name of this fish honours John Langdon Brooks (1920-2000), an evolutionary biologist at Yale University.
Gerald Robert "Gerry" Allen is an American-born Australian ichthyologist. His career began in 1963, when he spent a semester at the University of Hawaii, where he also received a PhD in marine zoology in 1971. In 1972, Allen wrote his doctoral thesis on the systematics and biology of the anemone fish.
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Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, the painted catfish, is a species of catfish from Nepal and India. This species reaches a length of 10 cm (4 in).
Plectranthias alcocki, or Alcock's deep-reef basslet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.
Pterocryptis burmanensis is a species of catfish found in the Indo-China peninsula.
Pterocryptis taytayensis is a species of catfish found in Palawan, Philippines.
Pterocryptis barakensis, is a species of catfish found in the Barak River of the Brahmaputra River basin in India.
Pterocryptis crenula, is a species of catfish found in northeastern Viet Nam.
Pterocryptis verecunda, is a species of catfish found in Cat Ba Island in northeastern Viet Nam..
Pterocryptis wynaadensis, is a species of catfish found in Asia in the Cauvery drainage in Kerala and Thungabadhra drainage in Karnataka, India.
Pterocryptis gangelica, is a species of catfish found in the Ganges River, where it occurs in India and Bangladesh.
Pterocryptis bokorensis, is a species of catfish found in the Mekong basin.
Pterocryptis cochinchinensis, is a species of catfish found in the Nam Xam basin in Laos, Viet Nam, and southeastern China and Thailand.
Pterocryptis cucphuongensis, is a species of catfish found in Viet Nam.
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