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Cryptarius truncatus (Catfish)

Synonyms: Arius truncatus; Cephalocassis truncatus; Hemipimelodus cochlearis; Tachysurus truncatus
Language: Khmer; Malay; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The spoonsnouted catfish (Cryptarius truncatus) 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. It inhabits brackish waters of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. This species has a maximum length of 42 cm (17 in) in length. This fish species feeds on fishes and crustaceans. It is caught for human consumption.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve 123722 Viet Nam  

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0