Kryptopterus piperatus

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Kryptopterus
Species:
K. piperatus
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b SeriouslyFish: Kryptopterus vitreolus. Retrieved 07 February 2016.