Kryptopterus cryptopterus

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Kryptopterus cryptopterus (Bleeker, 1851)

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        Kryptopterus cryptopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
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Occurs in large rivers with turbid waters (Ref. 27732) and in streams and canals (Ref. 12693). Feeds on fish, prawns, insects and their larvae (Ref. 12693). Spawns during the early part of the rainy season. The young move toward the seasonally flooded habitats and are first seen in August. Marketed fresh or smoked on a skewer.

	Merluccius productus (Ayres, 1855) North Pacific hake
	Pseudojuloides severnsi Bellwood & Randall, 2000
	Synodontis dhonti Boulenger, 1917
	Callogobius hasseltii (Bleeker, 1851) Hasselt's goby
	Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle, 1839) Speartooth shark

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Kryptopterus cryptopterus