Kryptopterus cryptopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
Kryptopterus cryptopterus
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Max. size:  24 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.80000019073486 - 7.80000019073486; dH range: 18, potamodromous
Distribution:  Asia: Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra and Borneo. Reports of this species from Mekong, Mae Khlong, Bang Pakong and Chao Phraya River drainages in mainland Southeast Asia are misidentifications of Kryptopterus geminus.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 May 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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