Mystus
gulio (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Steve
Grant
(1)
Robin
Warne (3)
Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (1)
Hayath
(2) |
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| Relevant
Information: |
Originally
described from “Higher parts of Gangetic estuaries”,
this species lives in fresh and brackish waters. In freshwater,
adults occur mainly in larger water bodies (rivers and streams)
with mud or clay substrates, and rarely found in smaller streams.
Form schools of 10 to 25 individuals. Sometimes when young it can
exhibit pale stripes along the body. It is easily differentiated
from the other species by the combination of its greyish silver
colour and small adipose fin. Diurnal. Oviparous, distinct pairing
possibly like other members of the same family |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
Pseudobagrus
gulio, Bagrus gulio, Pimelodus gulio, Macrones
gulio, Aspidobagrus gulio, Bagrus albilabrus |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Estuaries and lower portions of rivers of
India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Java. Type locality:
Higher parts of the Gangetic estuaries, where the water is not very
salty. |
| Size:
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40cm. (16ins) |
| Temp: |
21-27°C
(69-81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-8.0. |
| Reference: |
Grant,
Steven., The striped catfishes of the genus
Mystus Scopoli, 1777 (Siluriformes: Bagridae).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of
siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version
(11/2010). |
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