Mystus
bocourti (Bleeker, 1864) |
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Helias (2)
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Dorsal spines (total):
2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 43.
Distinguished from all other Mystus (indeed, from all other Asian
Bagridae except Bagrichthys hypselopterus) by its extraordinary
high dorsal fin, involving great elongation of the non-serrate dorsal
fin spine and first three or four soft rays. Within Mystus
sensu stricto, mouth relatively narrow. Occur in medium to large-sized
rivers. Adults feed on crustaceans and benthic invertebrates. Oviparous,
distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family.
Usually marketed fresh. Aquarium Care: Can only
be kept with the same or larger species as this bagrid, common with
many from this family, can eat smaller fish. Keep either 3-5 specimens
in a large tank with plants to the background. Substrate should
be sand and provide hiding places with good filtration. Diet:
Tablet and pellet foods. Earthworms, live and frozen foods. |
| Common
Name: |
Hi
fin Mystus |
| Synonyms: |
Heterobagrus
bocourti, Prajadhipokia rex |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Mekong and
Chao Phraya River basins. Type locality: Siam.
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| Size:
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24cm (
9½ins) |
| Temp: |
22-25°C
(71-77°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Baensch, H.A. and
R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für
Natur- und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version
(12/2009).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist
of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and
catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
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