Description

Anal soft rays: 78 - 79; Vertebrae: 57. Head length 14.0-15.2% SL; head width 12.2-12.3% SL; body depth at anus 23.0-23.8% SL; eye diameter 25.6-27.9% HL; vomerine teeth present in single crescentic band; a distinct nuchal concavity; and mandibular barbels reaching beyond anterior base of anal fin. Fins hyaline, with small dark-brown spots occasionally present (Ref. 42937).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Siluridae

Genus: Kryptopterus

Species: Kryptopterus hesperius Ng, 2002

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in mainstream (Ref. 58784). Feeds on insects and small shrimps (Ref. 58784).

Habitat

benthopelagic