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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").
Trachycorystes trachycorystes, the black catfish, is a species of driftwood catfish found in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. It is also sold in the aquarium trade. It ...
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]
Paraplotosus butleri, commonly known as the sailfin catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Plotosidae. [1] [2] This fish is found in coastal reefs off northern Australia in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. [1] It grows up to about 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in) SL. [3] The sailfin catfish is found in shallow coastal waters to 5 metres depth.
Synodontis nigromaculatus, known as the spotted squeaker, [2] [3] the blackspotted squeaker, [2] or the speckled squeaker, [3] is a species of upside-down catfish that is found widely in southern Africa. [2] It has been identified in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. [2]