Pterocryptis barakensis, is a species of catfish found in the Barak River of the Brahmaputra River basin in India.Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Type Locality The type locality is listed as Barak River at Vanchengphai Village, Tamenlong District, Manipur, India.https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=4427
Etymology The fish is named in honor of the Barak River in the Brahmaputra River basin in India, where the fish is endemic.
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