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who had sacred words. Said that when he ate a fish until only the bones were left. He released it into the water and said that he wished it would come back to life. The fish was then returned to life with only its bones, that is glass catfish. Hence, it has a common name in Thai as
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for mature fish may range up to 8 cm (3.1 in), but usually only reach around 6.5 cm (2.6 in) in total length. Their bodies are transparent because, like all catfish, they lack scales. Additionally, species in the genus
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generally relies on wild-caught specimens, and there are concerns that this may be unsustainable due to the volume and its limited range. Unlike many other aquarium fish, it is not known to be bred at commercial facilities.
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reacts to electromagnetic fields owing to a protein encoded by
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689:[Glass catfish].
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452:The aquarium trade in
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354:The specific name,
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49:Schooling group of
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709:"āļāļąāļāļāļĨāļēāļāļĩ"
693:(in Thai).
563:: 308â16,
502:References
426:pronounced
405:Phra Ruang
349:iridescent
969:Siluridae
907:152136779
826:Q13746133
769:2045-2322
717:(in Thai)
655:0027-8424
447:schooling
367:described
356:vitreolus
215:Siluridae
195:glass cat
143:Species:
125:Siluridae
81:Kingdom:
75:Eukaryota
863:FishBase
820:Wikidata
787:29884813
714:Facebook
705:Thai PBS
673:36913569
664:10041080
607:FishBase
577:26131513
490:See also
471:in deep
375:K. minor
337:diffract
330:collagen
286:K. minor
277:K. minor
255:Malaysia
231:Thailand
223:taxonomy
175:Kottelat
121:Family:
95:Chordata
91:Phylum:
85:Animalia
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363:vitreus
333:fibrils
326:plywood
313:barbels
309:catfish
245:in the
227:endemic
207:species
201:or the
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131:Genus:
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251:Penang
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360:Latin
345:heart
915:NCBI
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