Mystus
falcarius Chakrabarty & Ng, 2005 |
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| Allan
James (2) Kamphol
Udomrittiruj
(1) |
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| Relevant
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Dorsal spines (total):
1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13; Vertebrae:
40 - 44. Distinguished from other congeners with a long-based adipose
fin (except Mystus cavasius and M. seengtee) in
having a combination of a black spot in front of the dorsal-spine
base, a dark humeral mark, a body without distinct midlateral stripes,
very long maxillary barbels reaching to caudal-fin base, dorsal
spine short and feebly serrate, tall dorsal fin, and 22-29 rakers
on the first gill arch. Differs from M. cavasius and M.
seengtee in possessing a very prominent dark spot at the base
of the dorsal spine, a crescentic dark humeral mark, and a dorsal
fin with very elongate first and second rays and a markedly concave
dorsoposterior margin. The black spot in front of dorsal-spine base
is also more prominent in the preserved material of M. falcarius
than in either M. cavasius and M. seengtee. Differs
further from M. cavasius in having more gill rakers, 22-29
vs. 13-22. Pelvic fin with i,5 rays; anal fin with iv,6, iv,7, iv,8
or iv,9 rays. Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members
of the same family. |
| Common
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None |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Irrawaddy
and Salween river drainages as well as the shorter drainages in
Myanmar. Type locality:
Myanmar: Kachin State, Myitkyina market. |
| Size:
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19cm (
7½ins) |
| Temp: |
22-27°C
(71-81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Chakrabarty, P.
and H.H. Ng 2005 The identity of catfishes identified as
Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Bagridae), with a description
of a new species from Myanmar. Zootaxa 1093:1-24. |
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