Kryptopterus piperatus is a species of Asian glass catfish from rivers in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.[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]
| Kryptopterus piperatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Kryptopterus |
| Species: | K. piperatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Kryptopterus piperatus | |
Among described species of Kryptopterus, only three species are clearly transparent: K. vitreolus, K. minor and K. piperatus. The body of others, including K. bicirrhis, are only somewhat translucent or opaque.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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. PMID 26131513.
- ^ a b SeriouslyFish: Kryptopterus vitreolus. Retrieved 07 February 2016.
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