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Pterocryptis berdmorei (Blyth, 1860) |
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| Family: | Siluridae (Sheatfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 21.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Myanmar, India and possibly western Thailand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 68-72. Upper jaw prominent; length of mandibular barbel not equal to length of head at end of lateral operculum; 15-16 dorso-lateral white dot sensory pores which appear like transverse bands across dorso-lateral region arranged in almost equal intervals from tip of snout to base of caudal fin; five distinct sensory pores forming an oblique line present above operculum on each side of head (Ref. 42953). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||