Mystus keletius

Mystus keletius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species: M. keletius
Binomial name
Mystus keletius
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms

Bagrus keletius Valenciennes, 1840

Mystus keletius, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae.[1] In the wild it is found only in rivers and ponds, commonly in muddy pools and tanks of Sri Lanka and India.[1]

It grows to a length of 18 cm in maximum.[1] The population is known to be rare in recent past, due to catching, pet trading and habitat destruction.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Mystus cavasius" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166409/0


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