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Scientific Name	**Cryptarius truncatus** (Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Name
Type Locality	Java, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Arius truncatus, Cephalocassis truncatus, Hemipimelodus cochlearis, Tachysurus truncatus
Species Information
Size	420mm or 16.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Western Central Pacific: estuaries and lower courses of rivers from the Chao Phraya to Sumatra and Java, including the lower Mekong. Pacific, West Pacific, Western Central Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 64.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2004 Oct 05 00:00)