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Name

Scientific name

Kryptopterus bicirrhis

Described by

Authority Valenciennes, Year 1840, Bracketed

Family

Siluridae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

Kryptopterus bicirrhis is a silurid catfish from much of Southeast Asia, including the Mekong and Chao Phraya and the Greater Sunda Islands…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

150mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–28°C, pH 6–7.5

Hardness

2–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Barito, Batang Hari, Chao Phraya, Kapuas, Mekong, Rajang, Tonlé Sap

Writing

Etymology

Kryptopterus: from the Greek kryptos, meaning 'hidden', and pterýgio, meaning 'fin', in reference to the reduced or absent dorsal-fin in members of this genus.

Distribution

Type locality is given simply as 'Java, Indonesia', and this species is currently understood to occur throughout much of Southeast Asia including major river s…

Habitat

Kottelat and Widjanarti (2005) report that it tends to occur in fast-flowing water and is abundant at the end of the wet season in the Danau Sentarum lakes com…

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 45 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.

Maintenance

Décor is relatively unimportant although this species prefers weakly-lit conditions and may become skittish in the absence of cover. Do not add introduce it to…

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Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Chiefly a predator feeding on crustaceans, invertebrates and smaller fishes in nature, although there should be no need to use such live foods in captivity. Of…

Behaviour and compatibility

Generally peaceful though it may predate on smaller fishes and is somewhat timid so does not compete well with much larger, robust or otherwise boisterous spec…

Sexual dimorphism

Adult males should appear noticeably slimmer than females.

Reproduction

Unrecorded.

Notes

This species is uncommon in the aquarium trade although it's name has been widely misapplied to the congener K. vitreolus in older literature. These two are ea…

References

References

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