| Pterocryptis barakensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Pterocryptis |
| Species: | P. barakensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterocryptis barakensis Vishwanath & Nebeshwar Sharma, 2006
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Pterocryptis barakensis, is a species of catfish found in the Barak River of the Brahmaputra River basin in India.23
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
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.). "Pterocryptis barakensis". 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.