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Scientific Name	**Kryptopterus dissitus** Ng, 2001
Common Names	Indochinese Sheatfish Long Barbel Sheatfish
Type Locality	Mekong River at Ban Hang Khone, just downstream from Khone falls, Champasak Province, Laos.
Pronunciation	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.
Species Information
Size	176mm or 6.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Dorsal spines : 1; Dorsal soft rays : 3; Anal soft rays: 75 - 79; Vertebrae: 58. Snout length 33.1-34.8% SL; vomerine teeth in 2 distinct elliptical patches; a distinct nuchal concavity; and mandibular barbels reaching beyond anterior base of anal fin. Males with pectoral spine enlarged and broad, somewhat flattened dorsoventrally with 7-9 posterior dentations, increasing in size distally; proximal articulated segments with 6-9 well-developed posterior dentations. Female or juvenile with spine slender and with no dentations; 6 articulated segments present. Mandibular barbels one pair, located slightly anterolateral to gular fold. Branchiostegal rays 9-10.
Sexing	Males have enlarged and broad pectoral spines, in females or juveniles the spine is slender.
General Remarks	Inhabits mainstreams and tributaries.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Chao Phraya to Lower Mekong basins. Mekong, Lower Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In the wild feeds on insects and small shrimps. User data.
Breeding	Not reported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Folia Zoologica: international journal of vertebrate zoology. v. 50 (no. 3), pp 198, Fig. 1.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2009 Apr 10 09:30)