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Kryptopterus cryptopterus

Summary

Kryptopterus cryptopterus (blue sheatfish[1]) is a species of catfish, the type species of the genus Kryptopterus. It can be distinguished from all its congeners, with the exception of the newly split Kryptopterus geminus, by the almost flat dorsal profile with no concavity behind the head. This species grows to a length of 14.6 centimetres (5.7 in) SL.[2]

Kryptopterus cryptopterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Kryptopterus
Species:
K. cryptopterus
Binomial name
Kryptopterus cryptopterus
(Bleeker, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Silurus cryptopterus Bleeker, 1851
  • Kryptopterus micropus Bleeker, 1858

This distinctively shaped, translucent fish is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra. Specimens from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam previously assigned to this species are now recognized as a separate species, K. geminus. K. cryptopterus can be distinguished from this close relative by its broader head, shorter snout, shorter anal fin and eyes located much more ventrally.

As food edit

In Thailand it is one of the catfish species known in the markets as Pla Nuea On (ปลาเนื้ออ่อน), highly valued as food in the local cuisine for its delicate flesh. This fish is also often used for making fish balls.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Kryptopterus cryptopterus (Blue Sheatfish )". Tropical Fish Finder. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Kryptopterus cryptopterus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  3. ^ 14 Thai Fishes and their preparation styles
  • Ng, Heok Hee (2003). "Kryptopterus geminus, a new species of silurid catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from mainland Southeast Asia" (PDF). Zootaxa (305). Magnolia Press: 1–11. ISSN 1175-5334.

External links edit

  • Bangkok Post - All fished out