 Summary of kryptopterus |
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| Pronounced | Cry top ter russ. |
| Etymology | Kryptopterus: From the Greek kryptos, meaning hidden and pteryx, meaning
fin; in reference to the reduced or absent dorsal fin of this group of
fishes. |
| Size | Smallest 68mm, largest 270mm, average 175mm, most commonly 80mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 13 "species" in the database |
| New spp. / time |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Distribution |
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| Genus Thumbnails |
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K. baramensis
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/bicirrhis/1.jpg "Kryptopterus bicirrhis - Click for species page")
K. bicirrhis
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/cryptopterus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus cryptopterus - Click for species page")
K. cryptopterus
(i:6, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/dissitus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus dissitus - Click for species page")
K. dissitus
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/geminus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus geminus - Click for species page")
K. geminus
(i:2, k:0)
K. hesperius
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/limpok/1.jpg "Kryptopterus limpok - Click for species page")
K. limpok
(i:2, k:0)
K. lumholtzi
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/macrocephalus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus macrocephalus - Click for species page")
K. macrocephalus
(i:9, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/minor/1.jpg "Kryptopterus minor - Click for species page")
K. minor
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/mononema/1.jpg "Kryptopterus mononema - Click for species page")
K. mononema
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/palembangensis/1.jpg "Kryptopterus palembangensis - Click for species page")
K. palembangensis
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/vitreolus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus vitreolus - Click for species page")
K. vitreolus
(i:19, k:0)
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