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Mystus albolineatus Roberts, 1994

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Kamphol Udomrittiruj (1) Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia (2)

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Description: This species has a white or pale stripe running along the lateral line. The stripe is bordered above and below by dark patterning. Some specimens have a dark spot at the dorsal fin base; some a small dark triangular spot at the middle of the body near the base of the caudal fin (midpeduncular spot); some with a humeral semi-ocellus. Can be visually distinguished from other species by combination of a very long adipose fin which originates more or less directly after the dorsal fin, very long maxillary barbels which extend at least to the posterior point of the body, the white lateral streak, and the caudal fin lobes curling inwards (Grant, S. 2009). Etymology: The genus name Mystus: "Mystax" meaning whiskered (hair on the upper lip) Mystus was first used by Belon in 1553 to describe all fish with whiskers. The specific name albolineatus: albus, white; lineatus, lined, referring to white midlateral stripe or line that runs length of lateral-line canal.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: Chao Phraya and Bangpakong basins in Thailand and Mekong basin.

Size:

35.0cm (14ins)

Temp:

22-27°C (71-81°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Grant, Steven. ScotCat Article: The striped catfishes of the genus Mystus Scopoli, 1777 (Siluriformes: Bagridae)
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Mystus albolineatus

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