Kryptopterus piperatus explained

Kryptopterus piperatus is a species of Asian glass catfish from rivers in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.^[1] It was first described in 2004. True K. piperatus is rarely (if ever) seen in the aquarium trade, while K. vitreolus is common.^{[2] [3]}

Among described species of Kryptopterus, only three species are clearly transparent: K. vitreolus, K. minor and K. piperatus. The body of others, including K. bicirrhis, are only somewhat translucent or opaque.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Ng . Heok Hee. Soetikno. Wirjoatmodjo. Renny K.. Hadiaty. 2004. Kryptopterus piperatus, a new species of silurid catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from northern Sumatra. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 15. 1. 91–95.
2. Ng. Heok Hee. Kottelat. Maurice. After eighty years of misidentification, a name for the glass catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae). Zootaxa. 2013. 3630. 2. 308. 10.11646/zootaxa.3630.2.6. 26131513.
3. SeriouslyFish: Kryptopterus vitreolus. Retrieved 07 February 2016.