Mystus
castaneus Ng, 2002 |
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A
recent study by Ng (2002) recognized two distinct species in the
material generally identified as M. nigriceps:
one in Java and the other in Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula,
and northern and western Borneo. Ng restricted M.
nigriceps for the Javanese species and described
the other as Mystus castaneus. |
| Common
Name: |
Pearl Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and northern and western Borneo. |
| Size:
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14.5cm
( 5¾ins) |
| Temp: |
22-27°C
(71-81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Ng,
H.H., 2003 Mystus impluviatus: a new species of bagrid
catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from Eastern Borneo.
Copeia 2: 373-378. |
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Family: Bagridae
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