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Mystus canarensis Grant, 1999 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Rahul Kumar (3) Hayath (3) Nikhil Sood (1) Andrew Rao (1) |
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Description: M. canarensis has a short supra-occipital process, a long slender body, the fontanel not reaching base of supra-occipital process (Grant 2009). See images of a very small specimen of what appears to be M. canarensis (photographed by Rahul Kumar). Habitat: This specimen was caught in leaf litter in a hill stream in Wayanad, a couple of hundred miles south of Canara district. In the first picture it measures around 2 inches Total Length, in the third image it is around 4 inches TL. 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 canarensis: from the district of Canara (or Kanara), Karnataka State, India. Remarks: Quite a slim Mystus compared to a few from this genera. |
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Family: |
Bagridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: India, From the district of Canara (or Kanara), Karnataka State. |
Size: |
11.0cm (4¼ins) |
Temp: |
22-27°C (71-81°F) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
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