Cryptarius truncatus
Appearance
Cryptarius truncatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Cryptarius |
Species: | C. truncatus
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Binomial name | |
Cryptarius truncatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840)
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Cryptarius truncatus, the spoonsnouted catfish, is a species of sea catfish from estuaries and lower courses of rivers from the Chao Phraya to Sumatra and Java, including the lower Mekong.[1] It inhabits brackish waters of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[2] This species has a maximum length of 42 cm (17 in) in length.[1] This fish species feeds on fishes and crustaceans.[1] It is caught for human consumption.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cryptarius truncatus". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1416: 1–126.