Until 1989, it was considered to be the same as the "glass catfish" Kryptopterus bicirrhis, a larger species infrequently seen in the aquarium trade.[1] Subsequently, the ghost catfish commonly seen in the aquarium trade was believed to be the same as K. minor, but in 2013 it was established that the aquarium specimens actually represented another species, which was described as K. vitreolus.[1] The true K. minor, which is restricted to Borneo, has rarely (if ever) entered the aquarium trade.[1]
This is a transparent freshwater catfish with two long barbels. Standard lengths may range up to 8 cm (3.1 in), but usually only reach around 6.5 cm (2.6 in) in total length.[1] They are transparent because, like all catfish, they are scaleless, and catfish within the genus Kryptopterus lack body pigment. The skin is made of a plywood structure of collagen fibrils, which allows for the light to pass through the muscles and for the diffracted light to exit. [3]Most of their organs are located near the head; with a magnifying glass, their heart can be seen beating. When the light strikes the fish just right, it can create an iridescent rainbow color. During strong illness and after death, they turn milky white. The scientific species name vitreolus is derived from the Latinvitreus, which means glass.[1] Among described species of Kryptopterus, only two other species, K. minor and K. piperatus, have clearly transparent bodies and both these are largely – if not entirely – absent from the aquarium trade.[1] The body of others, including K. bicirrhis, are only somewhat translucent or opaque.[1]
The aquarium trade in K. vitreolus generally relies on wild-caught specimens, and there are concerns that this may be unsustainable due to the volume and its limited range.[1] Unlike many other aquarium fish, it is not known to be bred at commercial facilities.[1]
Electromagnetic responseedit
K. vitreolus reacts to electromagnetic fields owing to a protein encoded by Electromagnetic Perceptive Gene (EPG).[4]
See alsoedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kryptopterus vitreolus.
^ abFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Kryptopterus vitreolus" in FishBase. July 2014 version.
^Fan, Xiujun; Zheng, Xuezhi; An, Tong; Li, Xiuhong; Leung, Nathanael; Zhu, Bin; Sui, Tan; Shi, Nan; Fan, Tongxiang; Zhao, Qibin (2023-03-21). "Light diffraction by sarcomeres produces iridescence in transmission in the transparent ghost catfish". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120 (12): e2219300120. Bibcode:2023PNAS..12019300F. doi:10.1073/pnas.2219300120. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC10041080. PMID 36913569.
^Krishnan, Vijai; Park, Sarah A.; Shin, Samuel S.; Alon, Lina; Tressler, Caitlin M.; Stokes, William; Banerjee, Jineta; Sorrell, Mary E.; Tian, Yuemin (2018-12-01). "Wireless control of cellular function by activation of a novel protein responsive to electromagnetic fields". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 8764. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.8764K. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27087-9. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC5993716. PMID 29884813.
April 18, 2024
kryptopterus, vitreolus, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, ja. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kryptopterus vitreolus news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kryptopterus vitreolus known in the aquarium trade traditionally as the glass catfish 1 2 and also as the ghost catfish or phantom catfish is a small species of Asian glass catfish It is commonly seen in the freshwater aquarium trade but its taxonomy is confusing and was only fully resolved in 2013 1 It is endemic to Thailand and found in rivers south of the Isthmus of Kra that drain into the Gulf of Thailand and river basins in the Cardamom Mountains 1 There are also unconfirmed reports from Penang in Malaysia 2 Kryptopterus vitreolusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder SiluriformesFamily SiluridaeGenus KryptopterusSpecies K vitreolusBinomial nameKryptopterus vitreolusNg and Kottelat 2013 1 Until 1989 it was considered to be the same as the glass catfish Kryptopterus bicirrhis a larger species infrequently seen in the aquarium trade 1 Subsequently the ghost catfish commonly seen in the aquarium trade was believed to be the same as K minor but in 2013 it was established that the aquarium specimens actually represented another species which was described as K vitreolus 1 The true K minor which is restricted to Borneo has rarely if ever entered the aquarium trade 1 Contents 1 Description 2 In captivity 3 Electromagnetic response 4 See also 5 ReferencesDescription editThis is a transparent freshwater catfish with two long barbels Standard lengths may range up to 8 cm 3 1 in but usually only reach around 6 5 cm 2 6 in in total length 1 They are transparent because like all catfish they are scaleless and catfish within the genus Kryptopterus lack body pigment The skin is made of a plywood structure of collagen fibrils which allows for the light to pass through the muscles and for the diffracted light to exit 3 Most of their organs are located near the head with a magnifying glass their heart can be seen beating When the light strikes the fish just right it can create an iridescent rainbow color During strong illness and after death they turn milky white The scientific species name vitreolus is derived from the Latin vitreus which means glass 1 Among described species of Kryptopterus only two other species K minor and K piperatus have clearly transparent bodies and both these are largely if not entirely absent from the aquarium trade 1 The body of others including K bicirrhis are only somewhat translucent or opaque 1 In captivity edit nbsp A group of glass catfish schoolingThe aquarium trade in K vitreolus generally relies on wild caught specimens and there are concerns that this may be unsustainable due to the volume and its limited range 1 Unlike many other aquarium fish it is not known to be bred at commercial facilities 1 Electromagnetic response editK vitreolus reacts to electromagnetic fields owing to a protein encoded by Electromagnetic Perceptive Gene EPG 4 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kryptopterus vitreolus List of freshwater aquarium fish speciesReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ng Heok Hee Kottelat Maurice 2013 After eighty years of misidentification a name for the glass catfish Teleostei Siluridae Zootaxa 3630 2 Singapore Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research National University of Singapore 308 16 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 3630 2 6 PMID 26131513 Zootaxa 2013 3630 308 16 a b Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2014 Kryptopterus vitreolus in FishBase July 2014 version Fan Xiujun Zheng Xuezhi An Tong Li Xiuhong Leung Nathanael Zhu Bin Sui Tan Shi Nan Fan Tongxiang Zhao Qibin 2023 03 21 Light diffraction by sarcomeres produces iridescence in transmission in the transparent ghost catfish Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 12 e2219300120 Bibcode 2023PNAS 12019300F doi 10 1073 pnas 2219300120 ISSN 0027 8424 PMC 10041080 PMID 36913569 Krishnan Vijai Park Sarah A Shin Samuel S Alon Lina Tressler Caitlin M Stokes William Banerjee Jineta Sorrell Mary E Tian Yuemin 2018 12 01 Wireless control of cellular function by activation of a novel protein responsive to electromagnetic fields Scientific Reports 8 1 8764 Bibcode 2018NatSR 8 8764K doi 10 1038 s41598 018 27087 9 ISSN 2045 2322 PMC 5993716 PMID 29884813 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kryptopterus vitreolus amp oldid 1214041971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
