Ghost Catfish
Kryptopterus minor
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A glass catfish from the Kapuas River in Borneo (Indonesia). The common aquarium glass catfish, long sold under this name, is actually a different species, K. vitreolus. Near threatened.
- Scientific name
- Kryptopterus minor
- Family
- Siluridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Siluridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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