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Blue Sheatfish
Kryptopterus cryptopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
Also calledsumec skrytoploutvý (ces) · Обыкновенный индийский стеклянный сомик (rus)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
materials_examined
RMNH 6840, holotype, 92.6 mm SL; Borneo: Banjarmasin. UMMZ 70689, 1 ex., 118.0 mm SL; Sumatra: Jambi, Batang Hari. UMMZ 209890, 2 ex., 139.0 - 143.6 mm SL; Borneo: Kalimantan Barat, Kapuas mainstream, Danau Mawan and “ Danau Bahru ” near Kampung Nibung, about 100 km NE of Sintang and 7 km NE of Selimbau. USNM 323362. 8 ex., 89.5 - 139.6 mm SL; Borneo: Sarawak, Kapit market. ZRC 44135, 20 ex., 98.7 - 142.0 mm SL; Sumatra: Jambi market. ZRC 45780, 8 ex., 109.6 - 135.0 mm SL; Borneo: Sarawak, Kapit market.
Kryptopterus geminus, a new species of silurid catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from mainland Southeast Asia.
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Kryptopterus cryptopterus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2337905.