Pterocryptis berdmorei

Pterocryptis berdmorei, is a species of catfish found in Asia, in Myanmar and India.^[2]

Pterocryptis berdmorei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Siluridae
Genus:	Pterocryptis
Species:	P. berdmorei
Binomial name
Pterocryptis berdmorei (Blyth, 1860)
Synonyms
Silurichthys berdmorei Blyth, 1860 Silurus berdmorei (Blyth, 1860)

This species reaches a length of 21.4 cm (8.4 in).^[3]

Etymology

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]