| Cryptarius | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: |
Cryptarius Kailola, 2004 |
| Type species | |
| Arius truncatus
Valenciennes, 1840
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Cryptarius is a genus of catfishes ( order Siluriformes) of the family Ariidae. It includes two species, C. daugeti and C. truncatus. [1] Cryptarius species originate from brackish waters of south and southeast Asia. [1]
C. daugeti originates from the Mekong River basin and inhabits large rivers. [2] It is found in brackish and fresh waters of Cambodia and Vietnam. [1] This species has a maximum length of 26 centimetres (10 in) TL. [1] [2]
C. truncatus originates from estuaries and lower courses of rivers from the Chao Phraya to Sumatra and Java, including the lower Mekong. [3] It inhabits brackish waters of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. [1] This species has a maximum length of 42 cm (17 in) in length. [1] [3] This fish species feeds on fishes and crustaceans. [3] C. truncatus is marketed fresh. [3]
Species
- Cryptarius daugeti ( Chevey, 1932)
- Cryptarius truncatus ( Valenciennes, 1840) (Spoonsnouted catfish)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1416: 1–126. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1416.1.1.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Cryptarius daugeti" in FishBase. Jan 2008 version.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Cryptarius truncatus" in FishBase. Jan 2008 version.
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