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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Kryptopterus palembangensis** (Bleeker, 1852)
Common Name
Type Locality	Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Cryptopterus palembangensis, Kryptopterichthys palembangensis, Silurus palembangensis
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	170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia. Reported from the river systems of Thailand. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4), pp 584.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 11:16)