Pterocryptis barakensis explained

Pterocryptis barakensis, is a species of catfish found in the Barak River of the Brahmaputra River basin in India.^[1]

Type Locality

The type locality is listed as Barak River at Vanchengphai Village, Tamenlong District, Manipur, India.^[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the Barak River in the Brahmaputra River basin in India, where the fish is endemic.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
2. https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=4427
3. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE. 24 December 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.