| Pterocryptis barakensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis |
| Species: | P. barakensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocryptis barakensis Vishwanath & Nebeshwar Sharma, 2006 | |
Pterocryptis barakensis, is a species of catfish found in the Barak River of the Brahmaputra River basin in India.[2][3]
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]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pterocryptis barakensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=4427
- ↑ 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.
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