Exostoma berdmorei

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Exostoma berdmorei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Exostoma
Species:
E. berdmorei
Binomial name
Exostoma berdmorei
Blyth, 1860

Exostoma berdmorei is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in Myanmar and Thailand.

Description

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Exostoma berdmorei reaches a total length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in).[2]

Etymology

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The fish is named for Major Hugh Thomas Berdmore (1811–1859) of the Madras Artillery, who provided the type specimen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Allen, D. (2012). "Exostoma berdmorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166587A1138123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166587A1138123.en. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Exostoma berdmorei". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families AKYSIDAE, AMBLYCIPITIDAE, SISORIDAE and AMPHILIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  • Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.