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Cryptarius truncatus  (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840)   
 Image contributors to this species:
 Jean-Francois Helias (5)
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 Common Name:  Spoonsnouted catfish
 Synonyms:  Cephalocassis truncatus, Trachysurus truncatus, Hemipimelodus cochlearis  
 Family:  Ariidae mblycipitidae
 Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: estuaries and lower courses of rivers from the Chao Phraya to  Sumatra and  Java, including the lower Mekong
 Size:  42.0cm. (18ins)
 Temp:  26-29°c (79-85°f )
 p.H.  7.0-8.5.


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Family: Ariidae

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