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Species in the genus Kryptopterus: [ 20 ] records

amboinensis, Cryptopterus Günther [A.] 1864:40, 429 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia [? in error]. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1855.3.24.14 (1) [specimen on p. 40], and possibly BMNH 1864.5.15.4 (1) [specimen on p. 429]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155]. Second specimen added on p. 429. •Synonym of Kryptopterus bicirrhis (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:147 [ref. 6439], Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kryptopterus bicirrhis (Valenciennes 1840). Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

baramensis, Kryptopterus Ng [H. H.] 2002:68, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 26067] Sungai Akah, above Long Tebangan, 300 meters below confluence with Sungai Pahang, below falls, 3°22'12"N, 114°56'06"E, Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo. Holotype: ROM 72477. Paratypes: ANSP 101432 (3), ROM 48888 (8). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Kryptopterus baramensis Ng 2002 -- (Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155], Sulaiman et al. 2018:32 [ref. 35802]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus baramensis Ng 2002. Siluridae. Distribution: Baram River basin, northern Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

beldti, Cryptopterella Fowler [H. W.] 1944:2, Fig. [The Fish Culturist v. 24 (no. 1); ref. 5598] Borneo (aquarium fish). Holotype (unique): ANSP 71571. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:156 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:371 [ref. 29155]. •Questionably a synonym of Kryptopterus macrocephalus (Bleeker 1858) -- (Roberts 1989:148 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Kryptopterus -- (Ferraris 2007:371 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain as Kryptopterus macrocephalus (Bleeker 1858). Siluridae. Distribution: Borneo, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

bicirrhis, Silurus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:367, Pl. 411 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9932. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:22 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155]. Also spelled bicirrus in early works. See van Oijen et al. 2009:255 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Kryptopterus bicirrhis (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:147 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:68 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1993:32 [ref. 21799], Kottelat & Lim 1996:239 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:146 [ref. 22772], Kottelat 1998:104 [ref. 23436], Tan & Ng 1999:284 [ref. 24254], Kottelat 2001:127 [ref. 25780], Ng 2002:67 [ref. 26067], Ng 2003:1 [ref. 27568], Ng et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27647], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:160 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:190 [ref. 28285], Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:315 [ref. 32548], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:46 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:253 [ref. 39830], Ahmad et al. 2023:109 [ref. 41243]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus bicirrhis (Valenciennes 1840). Siluridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sundaland to Cambodia and Laos. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

cryptopterus, Silurus Bleeker [P.] 1851:270 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 325] Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6840 (1 of 16). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Kryptopterus cryptopterus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Roberts 1989:147 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:69 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:240 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:146 [ref. 22772], Kottelat 1998:104 [ref. 23436], Tan & Ng 1999:284 [ref. 24254], Kottelat 2001:127 [ref. 25780], Ng 2002:67 [ref. 26067], Ng 2003:6 [ref. 27142], Ng 2003:1 [ref. 27568], Ng et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27647], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:160 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:190 [ref. 28285], Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:46 [ref. 33971]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus cryptopterus (Bleeker 1851). Siluridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Habitat: freshwater.

dissitus, Kryptopterus Ng [H. H.] 2001:198, Fig. 1 [Folia Zoologica: international journal of vertebrate zoology. v. 50 (no. 3); ref. 25702] Mekong River at Ban Hang Khone, just downstream from Khone falls, Champasak Province, Laos. Holotype: UMMZ 238017. Paratypes: UMMZ 235386 (1), USNM 103171 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Kryptopterus dissitus Ng 2001 -- (Ng 2002:71 [ref. 26067], Ng 2003:1 [ref. 27568], Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:254 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus dissitus Ng 2001. Siluridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

geminus, Kryptopterus Ng [H. H.] 2003:2, Figs. 1, 2a [Zootaxa No. 305; ref. 27142] Stung Treng, Mekong River 2 kilometers downstream from mouth of Tonle San on sandbars, Mekong River drainage, Cambodia, 13°31'N, 105°56'E. Holotype: UMMZ 234664. Paratypes: Numerous. CAS 61912 (11), 94290 (8), 93915 (1), 94760 (1), 96689 (1), 96690 (1), 96745 (1), 97094 (18), 128829 (1); UMMZ 181135 (3), 181258 (1), 186694 (1), 186767 (1), 186777 (2), 186826 (1), 186838 (5), 186843 (1), 214560 (6), 217165 (5), 217169 (1), 217171 (2), 217354 (2), 217365 (1), 224384 (?), 227492 (2), 232390 (2), 232678 (3), 232734 (3), 232754 (6), 235385 (3), 241113 (5); ZRC 40768 (5). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kim 2008:45 [ref. 29920]. Used as a noun. •Valid as Kryptopterus geminus Ng 2003 -- (Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:252 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus geminus Ng 2003. Siluridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

hesperius, Kryptopterus Ng [H. H.] 2002:70, Fig. 3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 26067] Kwae Noi River at Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. Holotype: ZMUC P28551. Paratypes: ZMUC P28639 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Kryptopterus hesperius Ng 2002 -- (Ng 2003:1 [ref. 27568], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus hesperius Ng 2002. Siluridae. Distribution: Mae Khlong River basin, western Thailand. Habitat: freshwater.

lais, Silurus Bleeker [P.] 1851:428 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16897] Sambas, western Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6839 (largest of 2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155]. Species originally as laïs. See van Oijen et al. 2009:254 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Kryptopterus lais (Bleeker 1851) -- (Roberts 1989:147 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:69 [ref. 23448], Ng & Rachmatika 1999:180 [ref. 23964], Ng et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27647], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:160 [ref. 28284], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:315 [ref. 32548], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus lais (Bleeker 1851). Siluridae. Distribution: Borneo, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

limpok, Silurus Bleeker [P.] 1852:583 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 334] Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.12.4.100 (if about 175 mm TL). Bleeker specimens (possible holotype): NMV 46071 (1), RMNH 6836 (1 of 4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:249 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Kryptopterus limpok (Bleeker 1852) -- (Roberts 1989:147 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:69 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:240 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:147 [ref. 22772], Tan & Ng 1999:284 [ref. 24254], Ng 2001:199 [ref. 25702], Kottelat 2001:127 [ref. 25780], Ng 2002:71 [ref. 26067], Ng et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27647], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:161 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:190 [ref. 28285], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989], Sulaiman et al. 2018:32 [ref. 35802], Ahmad et al. 2023:109 [ref. 41243]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus limpok (Bleeker 1852). Siluridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaya (Malaydia), Sumatra (Indonesia), western Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia). IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

lumholtzi, Cryptopterus Rendahl [H.] 1922:200 [Nyt magazin for naturvidenskapen = Meddeleser fra det Zoologiske museum v. 60; ref. 26692] Bulungan, northeastern Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ZMUO J5310. Type catalog: Pethon 1969:4 [ref. 19268], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155]. Original genus should have been Kryptopterus. •Valid as Kryptopterus lumholtzi Rendahl 1922 -- (Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:69 [ref. 23448], Ng 2002:71 [ref. 26067], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus lumholtzi Rendahl 1922. Siluridae. Distribution: Northeastern Borneo, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

macrocephalus, Kryptopterichthys Bleeker [P.] 1858:293 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Padang, Sumatra (?). Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens or possible holotype: BMNH 1863.12.4.99 (1) or 1863.12.4.101 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155]. Illustrated as Silur. Pl. 41 (fig. 1 not 2) [cumulative Pl. 89], published in Bleeker 1863 [ref. 393]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:257 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Kryptopterus macrocephalus (Bleeker 1858) -- (Roberts 1989:147 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:69 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:240 [ref. 23210], Tan & Ng 1999:284 [ref. 24254], Ng et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27647], Parenti & Lim 2005:191 [ref. 28285], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:315 [ref. 32548], Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2019:531 [ref. 36606], Ahmad et al. 2023:110 [ref. 41243]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus macrocephalus (Bleeker 1858). Siluridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Thailand, Malaya (Malaysia), Sumatra (Indonesia), Borneo. IUCN (2020): Near Threatened. Habitat: freshwater.

micropus, Kryptopterus Bleeker [P.] 1857:472 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 6220] Holotype (unique): RMNH 6840 (1 of 16). Also appeared in Bleeker 1858:284 [ref. 365]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155]. Unneeded replacement name for Silurus cryptopterus Bleeker 1851 to avoid Strickland tautonymy. See van Oijen et al. 2009:247 [ref. 30423]. •Objective synonym of Kryptopterus cryptopterus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Roberts 1989:147 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:369 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:233 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Kryptopterus cryptopterus (Bleeker 1851). Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

minor, Kryptopterus Roberts [T. R.] 1989:149, Fig. 115 [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14; ref. 6439] Mainstream of Sungai Pinoh at Nanga Saian, 45 kilometers south of Nangapinoh, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 3638. Paratypes: BMNH 1982.3.29.163-167 (5); CAS 49390 (4); FMNH 94241 (4); MNHN 1982-0707 (4); MZB 3636-37 (13, 1), 3639 (1); RMNH 28892 (4); UMMZ 209865 (4); USNM 230288 (7, not 4, 1 c&s). Other material: CAS 49391 -92 (2, 7). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:40 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155] Spelled minimus on p. 146; Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155] acts as first revier selecting minor as the valid name. •Valid as Kryptopterus minor Roberts 1989 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:69 [ref. 23448], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Ng et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27647], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:161 [ref. 28284], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:315 [ref. 32548], Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus minor Roberts 1989. Siluridae. Distribution: Kapuas River basin, western Borneo, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

mononema, Silurus Bleeker [P.] 1846:8 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 7); ref. 16879] Surakarta, Solo River, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.12.4.93 (1), ?RMNH 6835 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1847:166 [ref. 314]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:250 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Kryptopterus mononema (Bleeker 1846) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:69 [ref. 23448], Ng 2001:199 [ref. 25702], Ng 2002:71 [ref. 26067], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus mononema (Bleeker 1846). Siluridae. Distribution: Java, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

palembangensis, Silurus Bleeker [P.] 1852:584 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 334] Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1863.12.4.101 (1), NMV 46072 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:253 [ref. 30423]. •Synonym of Kryptopterus bicirrhis (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:147 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Krypterus palembangensis (Bleeker 1852) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:69 [ref. 23448], Tan & Ng 1999:284 [ref. 24254], Ng et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27647], Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:315 [ref. 32548]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus palembangensis (Bleeker 1852). Siluridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

paraschilbeides, Kryptopterus Ng [H. H.] 2003:3, Figs. 1a, 3 [The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University v. 3; ref. 27568] Tonle Sap River, 17 kilometers upstream from Kompong Chhnang, Kompong Chhnang, Cambodia. Holotype: UMMZ 238788. Paratypes: UMMZ 218561 (2), 231986 (2), 231988 (1), 232316 (2), 232756 (9, 1 c&s), 234492 (1), 238523 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Kryptopterus paraschilbeides Ng 2003 -- (Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:254 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus paraschilbeides Ng 2003. Siluridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam Habitat: freshwater.

piperatus, Kryptopterus Ng [H. H.], Wirjoatmodjo [S.] & Hadiaty [R. K.] 2004:92, Figs. 1, 2a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 27647] Sungai Lembang in front of camp, Suag Balimbing Research Station, Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 8717. Paratypes: MZB 8711 (1), 8716 (1); ZRC 46419 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kim 2008:46 [ref. 29920]. •Valid as Kryptopterus piperatus Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty 2004 -- (Ferraris 2007:370 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:315 [ref. 32548], Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus piperatus Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty 2004. Siluridae. Distribution: Sumatra, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

schilbeides, Hemisilurus Bleeker [P.] 1858:297 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Palembang, Sumatra; Bandjermassin, Kalimantan; Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) ?BMNH 1863.12.4.157 (1), ?1864.5.15.6 (1 skeleton). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:371 [ref. 29155]. Illustrated as Silur. Pl. 42 (fig. 4) [cumulative Pl. 90], published in Bleeker 1863 [ref. 393]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:260 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Kryptopterus schilbeides (Bleeker 1858) -- (Roberts 1989:150 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:69 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:240 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:147 [ref. 22772], Tan & Ng 1999:285 [ref. 24254], Ng 2002:67 [ref. 26067], Ng 2003:1 [ref. 27568], Ng 2004:3 [ref. 27356], Ng et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27647], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:161 [ref. 28284], Ferraris 2007:371 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus schilbeides (Bleeker 1858). Siluridae. Distribution: Lower Mekong River to Indonesia, southeastern Asia. Habitat: freshwater.

vitreolus, Kryptopterus Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.] 2013:309, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 3630 (no. 2); ref. 32548] Amphoe Khao Saming, Trat Province, Thailand. Holotype: UMMZ 249801. Paratypes: CMK 10731 (10), 12193 (12), 18688 (18); UMMZ 249802 (12), 249803 (12); 249803; ZRC 35718-35724 (6), 37586 (2), 39288 (8). Ng & Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32667] described the species a second time; with the addition of "new species" in compliance with Art. 16.1 of the code. •Valid as Kryptopterus vitreolus Ng & Kottelat 2013 -- (Taki et al. 2021:253 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Kryptopterus vitreolus Ng & Kottelat 2013. Siluridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.