Biology:Cryptarius truncatus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptarius |
| Species: | C. truncatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptarius truncatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Cryptarius truncatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2444125 entry
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