Biology:Cryptarius truncatus

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Cryptarius truncatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cryptarius
Species:
C. truncatus
Binomial name
Cryptarius truncatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Arius truncatus

Cryptarius truncatus, the spoonsnouted catfish, is a species of sea catfish from estuaries and lower courses of rivers from the Chao Phraya to Sumatra and Java, including the lower Mekong.[1] It inhabits brackish waters of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[2] This species has a maximum length of 42 cm (17 in) in length.[1] This fish species feeds on fishes and crustaceans.[1] It is caught for human consumption.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Cryptarius truncatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa 1416: 1–126. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01416p126.pdf. 

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