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 from Myanmar and Thailand. This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in).[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the late Major Hugh Thomas Berdmore (1811โ€“1859) of the Madras Artillery, who provided the type specimen.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Exostoma berdmorei" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. โ†‘ 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.


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