# Cryptarius

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Genus of fishes

Cryptarius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Ariidae Subfamily: Ariinae Genus: Cryptarius Kailola, 2004 Type species Arius truncatus Valenciennes, 1840

***Cryptarius*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [catfishes](/source/Catfish) ([order](/source/Order_(biology)) Siluriformes) of the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Ariidae](/source/Ariidae). It includes two [species](/source/Species), *C. daugeti* and *C. truncatus*.[1] *Cryptarius* species originate from brackish waters of [south](/source/South_Asia) and [southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia).[1]

*C. daugeti* originates from the [Mekong River](/source/Mekong_River) basin and inhabits large rivers.[2] It is found in brackish and fresh waters of [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia) and [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam).[1] This species has a maximum length of 26 centimetres (10 in) [TL](/source/Fish_measurement).[1][2]

*C. truncatus* originates from [estuaries](/source/Estuary) and lower courses of rivers from the [Chao Phraya](/source/Chao_Phraya_River) to [Sumatra](/source/Sumatra) and [Java](/source/Java), including the lower [Mekong](/source/Mekong).[3] It inhabits brackish waters of [Thailand](/source/Thailand), Cambodia, [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), and [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia).[1] This species has a maximum length of 42 cm (17 in) in length.[1][3] This fish species feeds on fishes and [crustaceans](/source/Crustacean).[3] *C. truncatus* is marketed fresh.[3]

## Species

- *[Cryptarius daugueti](/source/Cryptarius_daugueti)* ([Chevey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Chevey&action=edit&redlink=1), 1932)

- *[Cryptarius truncatus](/source/Cryptarius_truncatus)* ([Valenciennes](/source/Achille_Valenciennes), 1840) (Spoonsnouted catfish)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Marceniuk_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Marceniuk_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Marceniuk_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Marceniuk_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Marceniuk_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Marceniuk_1-5) Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). ["Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera"](http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01416p126.pdf) (PDF). *[Zootaxa](/source/Zootaxa)*. **1416**: 1–126. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.11646/zootaxa.1416.1.1](https://doi.org/10.11646%2Fzootaxa.1416.1.1).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dau_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dau_2-1) [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["*Cryptarius daugeti*"](https://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Cryptarius&speciesname=daugeti). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. Jan 2008 version.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tru_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tru_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tru_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-tru_3-3) [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["*Cryptarius truncatus*"](https://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Cryptarius&speciesname=truncatus). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. Jan 2008 version.

Taxon identifiers Cryptarius Wikidata: Q730891 Wikispecies: Cryptarius BOLD: 498841 CoL: 62P65 GBIF: 2345491 iNaturalist: 87706 IRMNG: 1446012 ITIS: 679469 NCBI: 419351 Open Tree of Life: 769704 WoRMS: 268886

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