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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.
Kryptopterus swimming in captivity. Kryptopterus is a genus of catfishes belonging to the family Siluridae.They are found in freshwater throughout Southeast Asia.The scientific name comes from Ancient Greek kryptós (κρυπτός, "hidden") + ptéryx (πτέρυξ, "fin").
Kryptopterus bicirrhis, often called the glass catfish, is an Asian glass catfish species of the genus Kryptopterus. Until 1989, the concept of K. bicirrhis included its smaller relative Kryptopterus vitreolus ("ghost catfish"; often confused with K. minor ).
Hemibagrus wyckii are black with a few white markings on the caudal and dorsal fins, and the eyes are sky blue. [4] They reach about 71 centimetres (28 in) SL. [2] The head is extremely depressed and broad. The caudal fin is dark grey. The dorsal fin spine has 10–12 serrations on the posterior edge. [3]
Galeichthys feliceps, the white sea catfish, sea barbel, white baggar or white barbel, is a species of sea catfish found in coastal waters and estuaries over muddy bottoms at depths of from 1 – 120 metres where they gather in large shoals. [2]
The religious art made from the skulls of saltwater catfish, which resemble crucifixes, came from a girl and her father exploring Mississippi's coast.
Pimelodus pictus, also known as the pictus cat or pictus catfish, is a small (11.0 centimetres (4.3 in) TL) member of the catfish family Pimelodidae, native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins and commonly kept as a pet in freshwater aquariums.
Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) (stinging catfish) Heteropneustes fuscus Plamoottil, 2021 [4] (Travancore black stinging catfish) Heteropneustes kemratensis (Fowler, 1937) Heteropneustes longipectoralis Rema Devi & Raghunathan, 1999; Heteropneustes nani Hossain, Sarker, Sharifuzzaman & Chowdhury, 2013 [5] Heteropneustes microps (Günther ...