''Pterocryptis berdmorei'', is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

catfish Catfish (or catfishes; order (biology), order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are common name, named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not ...

found in Asia, in Myanmar and India. This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Major Hugh Thomas Berdmore (1811–1859), of the

Madras Artillery Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census ...

. He was the Assistant to the Commissioner and in charge of the forests’ office, it was he who collected or furnished the type specimen.

References

Silurus Fish of India Taxa named by Edward Blyth Fish described in 1860 {{catfish-stub