Mystus
malabaricus (Jerdon,
1849) |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Hayath
(3) |
| ScotCat
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| Relevant
Information: |
Freshly collected specimens
have a dark band on the sides along the lateral line ending in a
dark blotch at the base of the caudal fin. Also a dark band along
the anal fin and upper half of the dorsal fin. (Grant 2009). Oviparous,
distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family. |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
Bagrus malabaricus,
Hara malabarica, Macrones malabaricus. |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
India: Malabar Coast, Wayanad hills
and Travancore hill ranges. Type locality: Mountain
streams of Malabar, India. |
| Size:
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11.0cm
SL ( 4¼ins) |
| Temp: |
22-27°C
(71-81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
| 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. |
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