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Burmese Silurus

Pterocryptis berdmorei (Blyth 1860)

Diagnostic Description

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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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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 68 - 72
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Importance

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Armi G. Torres
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