Kryptopterus minor • Siluridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Kryptopterus minor** Roberts, 1989
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Mainstream of Sungai Pinoh at Nanga Saian, 45 kilometers south of Nangapinoh, Borneo, Indonesia.
Pronunciation	Kreep 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	68mm (2.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	Kryptopterus minor is not the glass catfish commonly found in the trade. The species we see in the trade is Kryptopterus vitreolus. Unless you collected the fish yourself in Borneo, you almost certainly have that species.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Kapuas River basin, western Borneo.
Further Information
References	Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14, pp149, Fig. 115.
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Kryptopterus minor Roberts, 1989

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Mainstream of Sungai Pinoh at Nanga Saian, 45 kilometers south of Nangapinoh, Borneo, Indonesia.

Pronunciation

Kreep 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

68mm (2.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

General Remarks

Kryptopterus minor is not the glass catfish commonly found in the trade. The species we see in the trade is Kryptopterus vitreolus. Unless you collected the fish yourself in Borneo, you almost certainly have that species.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Kapuas River basin, western Borneo.

Further Information

References

Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14, pp149, Fig. 115.

Registered Keepers

None.

Breeding Reports

None.