| Pterocryptis burmanensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis |
| Species: | P. burmanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocryptis burmanensis (Thant, 1967) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pterocryptis burmanensis is a species of catfish found in the Indo-China peninsula. [2] [3]
The fish is named in honor of Burma (Myanmar), where this fish is endemic to Inlé Lake. [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.
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