Asian Glass Catfishes
Kryptopterus
Actinopterygii
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 5-8 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- School
- Biome
- Freshwater wetland
- Range
- Southeast Asia
- Movement
- Swimming
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Rare
About
Asian Glass Catfishes are freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia. They have no dorsal fins, and their bodies are transparent, with blue-green scales.
Life cycle
- 1.hatchling fryA tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
- 2.juvenileA juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size and coloration.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Siluridae
- Genus
- Kryptopterus