Cryptarius truncatus

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| genus = Cryptarius

| species = truncatus

| authority = (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840)

| synonyms = *Arius truncatus

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Cryptarius truncatus, the spoonsnouted catfish, is a species of sea catfish from estuaries and lower courses of rivers from the Chao Phraya to Sumatra and Java, including the lower Mekong.{{FishBase|genus=Cryptarius|species=truncatus|year=2011|month=December}} It inhabits brackish waters of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia.{{cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01416p126.pdf|title=Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera|first=Alexandre P.|last=Marceniuk|author2=Menezes, Naércio A.|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1416|pages=1–126|year=2007|format=PDF}} This species has a maximum length of {{convert|42|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length. This fish species feeds on fishes and crustaceans. It is caught for human consumption.