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Kryptopterus bicirrhis (Valenciennes, 1840)

Glass catfish
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Lais limpok, Lais tipis
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Sumatra, Western Borneo (Kapuas and Sintang) (Ref. 2091) and Java (Ref. 36654). Recorded from Danau Sentarum National Park in the Kapuas basin, Kalimantan Barat, Borneo (Ref. 56749). Also Ref. 27732.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Roberts, T.R., 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Kryptopterus: Greek, kryptos = hidden + Greek, pteron = wing. Fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 21°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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