Kryptopterus piperatus

Kryptopterus piperatus is a species of Asian glass catfish from rivers in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.^[2] It was first described in 2004. True K. piperatus is rarely (if ever) seen in the aquarium trade, while K. vitreolus is common.^[3][4]

Kryptopterus piperatus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Siluridae
Genus:	Kryptopterus
Species:	K. piperatus
Binomial name
Kryptopterus piperatus H. H. Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty, 2004

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][4]