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Scientific Name	**Kryptopterus mononema** (Bleeker, 1846)
Common Name
Type Locality	Surakarta, Solo River, Java, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Cryptopterus mononema, Silurus mononema
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	270mm or 10.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Sumatra and Java, Indonesia. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Java Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Critically Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 7), pp 8.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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	LFS label creator ARN ref:1.7.11.2927
Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 11:31)