It was collected on May 10, 1950 by Robert F. Inger from the Pinang River in the Kinabatangan District of North Borneo.

51560-1 collected from the Kretam Kechil River and specimen no.

[3] In life Dichotomyctere kretamensis is olive green in color dorsally and laterally with round and oblong spots of varying sizes.

Most specimens exhibit a black occipital chevron and a partially interrupted ventro-lateral black stripe running from the mouth below the eye and the pectoral fin that fades as it extends back to the vent.

[3] Based on the few specimens that have been measured, this fish has a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in).