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Cryptarius truncatus (Valenciennes 1840)

Trophic Strategy

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Occur in estuaries and lower courses of rivers. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans.
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Biology

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Occurs in estuaries, lower courses of rivers (Ref. 12693). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans. Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).
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Cryptarius truncatus

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Cryptarius truncatus, the spoonsnouted catfish, 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.[1] It inhabits brackish waters of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[2] This species has a maximum length of 42 cm (17 in) in length.[1] This fish species feeds on fishes and crustaceans.[1] It is caught for human consumption.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Cryptarius truncatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. ^ Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1416: 1–126.
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Cryptarius truncatus: Brief Summary

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Cryptarius truncatus, the spoonsnouted catfish, 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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