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Mystus castaneus Ng, 2002

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Allan James (2) Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia (1) FMNS (1)

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Description: 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. Habitat: In Kapuas Lakes area in Kalimantan Barat Indonesia, fishermen reported that this species breeds 2 or 3 times in a year. Reproduction: Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family. 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 castaneus: chestnut brown, referring to colour of body and dorsal surface of head.

Common Name:

Pearl Catfish

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: Central Sumatra, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. Type locality: Borneo: Sarawak, Serian market, from Sungai Sadong.

Size:

14.5cm (5¾ins)

Temp:

22-27°C (71-81°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.-
Kano Y, Adnan MSB, Grudpan C, Grudpan J, Magtoon W, Musikasinthorn P, Natori Y, Ottomanski S, Praxaysonbath B, Phongsa K, Rangsiruji A, Shibukawa K, Shimatani Y, So N, Suvarnaraksha A, Thach P, Thanh PN, Tran DD, Utsugi K, Yamashita T (2013) An online database on freshwater fish diversity and distribution in Mainland Southeast Asia. Ichthyological Research 60: 293-295.
Ng, H.H., 2003 Mystus impluviatus: a new species of bagrid catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from Eastern Borneo. Copeia 2: 373-378.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Mystus castaneus

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