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