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Kryptopterus vitreolus is a small, transparent-bodied, freshwater-dwelling catfish with two long sensory barbels. Standard lengths for mature fish may range up to 8 cm (3.1 in), but usually only reach around 6.5 cm (2.6 in) in total length. [2] Their bodies are transparent because, like all catfish, they lack scales.
Despite this name, only three described species have clearly transparent bodies: K. minor, K. piperatus and K. vitreolus. [2] Most significant among these is the ghost catfish (K. vitreolus), which is the "glass catfish" most often seen in the aquarium fish trade.
Kryptopterus vitreolus (glass catfish) have transparent bodies lacking both scales and pigments. Most of the internal organs are located near the head. In many catfish, the "humeral process" is a bony process extending backward from the pectoral girdle immediately above the base of the pectoral fin. It lies beneath the skin, where its outline ...
K. bicirrhis reaches a significantly larger size, up to 15 cm (5.9 in) standard length, [6] and most of its body is not clearly transparent (only obviously transparent around the head). [2] [3] [4] The body of K. bicirrhis is mostly opaque and light greyish. [2] [3] [4] When struck by light, it has an iridescence, and it turns milky white as it ...
This is a translucent freshwater catfish with two long barbels.The body is a smoky colour, with a transparent anal fin and belly, with organs visible. The fish is capable of changing its colour to some extent, taking on a mottled form [5] even though it is not known why.
The North American catfish has acquired an association with American Southern folklore which exceeds its place as a mere food fish. The image of cane-pole fishing for catfish at a proverbial lazy stream has become a stand-by of southern Americana. In some areas, the bullhead is seen as a desirable quarry, for its fighting qualities exceed its size.
The room was cozy and warm, and the morning light was softly filtered by the transparent drapes, with gentle shadows from the trees dancing on the walls. My dogs, who had happily piled back into ...
Asterophysus batrachus, the gulper catfish or ogre catfish, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It is native to the Rio Negro and Orinoco basins in Brazil , Colombia and Venezuela , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] where mostly found in slow-moving waters with many submerged structures. [ 4 ]