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Kryptoglanis Vincent & Thomas 2011 krypto, from crypta (L.), vault, tunnel or cavern, referring to its “cryptic” habitat, a well fed by subterranean springs; glánis (Gr. γλάνις), ancient name for a silurid catfish (probably Silurus aristotelis), now used as a general term for catfish

Kryptoglanis shajii Vincent & Thomas 2011 in honor of “distinguished” Indian fish taxonomist C. P. Shaji, “who significantly contributed to the documentation of freshwater fish diversity of the Kerala region of Western Ghats by the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI Peechi)”