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| Scientific Name | Kryptopterus geminus (Ng, 2003) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Cambodia: Stung Treng,Mekong River 2 km downstream from mouth of Tonle San on sandbars, Mekong Riverdrainage. |
| Pronunciation | Kreep top ter russ - gem - ee - nus |
| 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. From the Latin geminus, meaning twin-born; in allusion to the close morphological similarity of this species to K. cryptopterus. Used as a noun. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 171mm (6.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Kryptopterus geminus,together with K. cryptopterus, can be distinguished from congeners by the dorsal profile lacking anuchal concavity and short maxillary barbels extending to the base of the pectoral fin. Kryptopterus geminus can be further distinguished from K. cryptopterus in having a narrower head (9.5–12.0% SL vs. 12.2–14.2), longer anal fin (62.2–72.7% SL vs. 57.2–62.9) and snout (39.5–45.3%HL vs. 35.1–39.8), and more laterally-placed eyes (only ventral half, vs. ventral two-thirds, of the orbital margin visible when the head is viewed ventrally). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Known from the Mekong (from the mouth upriver to Vientiane), Mae Khlong (the mouth to at least Kanchanaburi), Bang Pakong (from the mouth to at least Prachinburi) and Chao Phraya River (the mouth upriver to at least Ayutthaya) drainages in mainland Southeast Asia. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Zootaxa Zootaxa 305: 1–11 (2003) "Kryptopterus geminus, a new species of silurid catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from mainland Southeast Asia" |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Feb 04 23:07 (species record created: 2012 Feb 01 00:51) |
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