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Mystus singaringan (Bleeker, 1846)

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Jean-Francois Helias (4) Karel Zahrádka (1)

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Description: Vertebrae: 42 - 45. Uniform dark grey body; the adipose fin much longer than the anal fin and contiguous with the dorsal fin; very long barbels, with the maxillary barbels reaching to or beyond the caudal-fin base. Cranial fontanel extends to base of occipital process. Habitat: Found in all types of lowland wetlands. Usually associated with slow-flowing, turbid waters and soft bottom. Diet: Adults feed on insect larvae, zooplankton and small fishes. 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 singaringan: derived from Ikan Singaringan, local Malay name for this species (ikan=fish). Remarks: They move into the flooded riparian forests during periods of high water and returns to rivers during November and December.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Bagrus macronema, Hypselobagrus macronema, Bagrus singaringan

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya River basins, and Sundaland. Type locality: Batavia (now Western Java).

Size:

30.0cm (12ins)

Temp:

22-28°C (71-83°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.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (03/2006).
Rainboth, W.J. 1996 Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Mystus singaringan

Mystus singaringan
Head view

Mystus singaringan
Close up of head

Mystus singaringan
Captured in Thailand

Mystus singaringan
From Palangkaraya, Central Borneo

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