Kryptopterus hesperius Ng, 2002
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kryptopterus hesperius Ng, 2002
- Name authority
- Ng, 2002
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Siluridae
- Genus
- Kryptopterus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familySiluridae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusKryptopterus Bleeker, 1857
- speciesKryptopterus hesperius Ng, 2002
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kryptopterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kryptopterus baramensis Ng, 2002 | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus bicirrhis (Valenciennes, 1840) | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus geminus Ng, 2003 | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus lais (Bleeker, 1851) | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus limpok (Bleeker, 1852) | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus minor Roberts, 1989 | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus mononema (Bleeker, 1846) | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus palembangensis (Bleeker, 1852) | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus paraschilbeides Ng, 2003 | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus vitreolus Ng & Kottelat, 2013 | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus schilbeides (Bleeker, 1858) | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kryptopterus cheveyi Durand, 1940 | SiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Kryptopterus heperius Ng, 2002 Ng, 2002 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ng, H. H. (2002). Descriptions of two new species of Kryptopterus from Thailand and Borneo in the K. limpok species group (Teleostei: Siluridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 13 (1): 67–72. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3RF36. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.