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Mystus celator Ng & Kottelat, 2023 |
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Description: It can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: three equally dark longitudinal stripes separated by two pale interspaces on sides of body; round, dark tympanic spot; ovoid, dark spot on caudal peduncle; length of adipose-fin base 18.0–23.3% SL; angle of predorsal profile 21–24°; posterior cranial fontanelle not reaching base of supraoccipital process; 25–30 rakers on the first branchial arch; and 35–36 vertebrae. The identity of Mystus pulcher is fixed with the designation of a lectotype (Ng HH, Kottelat M., 2023). Habitat: Known from the middle Irrawaddy River drainage in Myanmar, upstream of Mandalay. 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 comes from the Latin noun celator, meaning a concealer or hider, and is used in allusion to its close similarity to (and misidentification with) M. pulcher. |
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Bagridae |
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Asia: Known from the middle Irrawaddy River drainage in Myanmar, upstream of Mandalay. |
Size: |
8.0cm. (3¼ins) |
Temp: |
18-26°C (63-79°F) |
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6.0-8.0. |
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Fish
in the News
2023. |
Family: Bagridae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
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