/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/minor/1.jpg "Kryptopterus minor")
Collected from the Kapuas River drainage
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Kryptopterus minor Roberts, 1989 |
| Common Name | Glasmaller (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Mainstream of Sungai Pinoh at Nanga Saian, 45 kilometers south of Nangapinoh, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| 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 | 68mm or 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 | Asia: western Borneo. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened , 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 | Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14, pp149, Fig. 115. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| Search for K. minor | |
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 | Look up K. minor on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.7.11.4573 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2013 Jan 21 21:38) |