Kryptopterus parvanalis • Siluridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Kryptopterus parvanalis** Inger & Chin, 1959
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Kinabatangan R. at Deramakot, Kinabatangan Dist., Borneo, Malaysia.
Pronunciation	Kreep top ter russ - par van al iss
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	350mm (13.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: northeastern Borneo. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, East Borneo Waters, North Eastern Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Fieldiana Zool.v. 39 (no. 27) - pp284 - Fig. 46
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
	Search Planet Catfish for more on Kryptopterus parvanalis
	Look up Kryptopterus parvanalis on AquaticRepublic.com
BBCode	(for use in linking to this page from forum posts)
	(for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
	Look up Kryptopterus parvanalis on Fishbase
	Get or print a QR code for this species profile, or try our BETA label creator.
Hits	3532 hits.
Last Update	2006 Jul 25 07:48 (species record created: 2004 Oct 27 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Kryptopterus parvanalis Inger & Chin, 1959

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Kinabatangan R. at Deramakot, Kinabatangan Dist., Borneo, Malaysia.

Pronunciation

Kreep top ter russ - par van al iss

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

350mm (13.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Asia: northeastern Borneo.
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, East Borneo Waters, North Eastern Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)