Kryptopterus
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Glass catfish, Kryptopterus bicirrhis
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Kryptopterus is a genus of catfishes belonging to the family Siluridae. There are currently 23 described species found in fresh water throughout Southeast Asia.
These small to medium sized catfish often have transparent or translucent bodies.
[edit] Species
- Kryptopterus apogon
- Kryptopterus baramensis
- Glass catfish, Kryptopterus bicirrhis
- Kryptopterus cheveyi
- Kryptopterus cryptopterus
- Kryptopterus dissitus
- Kryptopterus geminus
- Kryptopterus hesperius
- Kryptopterus hexapterus
- Kryptopterus lais
- Kryptopterus limpok
- Kryptopterus lumholtzi
- Striped glass catfish, Kryptopterus macrocephalus
- Kryptopterus micronema
- Ghost catfish, Kryptopterus minor
- Kryptopterus mononema
- Kryptopterus moorei
- Kryptopterus palembangensis
- Kryptopterus paraschilbeides
- Kryptopterus parvanalis
- Kryptopterus piperatus
- Kryptopterus platypogon
- Kryptopterus schilbeides
[edit] References
- FishBase entry for Kryptopterus
- Kryptopterus geminus, a new species of silurid catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from mainland Southeast Asia H.H. NG