Description:
The genus Cryptarius can be distinguished
by the following exclusive (1 to 5) characters:(1)
vomer arrow shaped; (2) epioccipital posterior process
contacting median crest associated with neural spine
of fourth vertebra; (3) anterior part of interopercle
very long and pointed; (4) anterior part of metapterygoid
contacting quadrate through an indented articulation,
most of the remaining part of this bone simply contacting
the quadrate. (5) posterior portion of second basibranchial
very wide; (6) mesethmoid moderately thick at median
portion. Habitat:
Inhabits large rivers. Remarks:
Kailola (2004: 135) tentatively assigned this species
to Cryptarius.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
Hemipimelodus
daugueti
Family:
Ariidae
Distribution:
Asia:
Mekong basin. Large Rivers of South East Asia.
Type locality: Phnompenh et Snoctrou, au
seuil du Grand Lac. Type(s): at Inst. Océanogr.
Indochine, Nhatrang, Viet Nam.
Size:
26.0cm. TL. (10¼ins)
Temp:
20-27°c (67-81°f)
p.H.
7.0-8.5.
Reference:
Rainboth, W.J.,
1996 Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007.Checklist
of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes),
and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628. Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2021 ). Kailola, P.J., 1999 Ariidae (=Tachysuridae):
sea catfishes (fork-tailed catfishes).
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