Kryptoglanis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Kryptoglanidae
Genus: Kryptoglanis

Species: K. shajii

Name

Kryptoglanis Vincent & Thomas, 2011

Type species: Kryptoglanis shajii Vincent & Thomas, 2011. Type by original designation (also monotypic).

Etymology: The generic name Kryptoglanis is a reference to the cryptic habitat of this catfish species (Latin crypta a vault or tunnel, glanis a catfish).

References

Vincent, M. & Thomas, J. 2011. Kryptoglanis shajii, an enigmatic subterranean-spring catfish (Siluriformes, Incertae sedis) from Kerala, India. Ichthyological Research v. 58 (no. 2): 161-165. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-011-0206-6
Britz, R.; Kakkassery, F.; Raghavan, R. 2014: Osteology of Kryptoglanis shajii, a stygobitic catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from peninsular India with a diagnosis of the new family Kryptoglanidae. Ichthyological exploration of freshwaters, 24(3): 193–207. Abstract and excerpt (PDF) Reference page.

Links

Kryptoglanis and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2026. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on September 13, 2025.