Kryptopterus piperatus
| Kryptopterus piperatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Kryptopterus |
| Species: | K. piperatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Kryptopterus piperatus Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty, 2004 | |
Kryptopterus piperatus is a species of Asian glass catfish from northern Sumatra.[1] It was first described in 2004. True K. piperatus is rarely (if ever) seen in the aquarium trade, while K. vitreolus is common.[2][3]
Among described species of Kryptopterus, only three species are transparent: K. vitreolus, K. minor and K. piperatus. The body of others, including K. bicirrhis, are only somewhat translucent or opaque.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Ng, Heok Hee; Wirjoatmodjo, Soetikno; Hadiaty, Renny K. (2004). "Kryptopterus piperatus, a new species of silurid catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from northern Sumatra" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 15 (1): 91–95.
- 1 2 Ng, Heok Hee; Kottelat, Maurice (2013). "After eighty years of misidentification, a name for the glass catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae)". Zootaxa 3630 (2): 308. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3630.2.6.
- 1 2 SeriouslyFish: Kryptopterus vitreolus. Retrieved 07 February 2016.
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