Striped glass catfish
Kryptopterus macrocephalus
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A glass catfish from blackwater peat swamps of southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java. Larger individuals eat small fish. It is uncommon in the trade.
- Scientific name
- Kryptopterus macrocephalus
- Family
- Siluridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Siluridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Cryptopterus macrocephalus, Kryptopterichthys macrocephalus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 4–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–8 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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