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| Scientific Name | Mystus albolineatus Roberts, 1994 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Prachinburi market, Bangpakong basin, Thailand. |
| Pronunciation | miss tuss - al BOW lin ee ah tuss |
| Etymology | The generic name is probably derived from the Latin mystax, meaning moustache, in reference to the long barbels. It was first used by Scopoli in 1777 making it a very old genus that has included many catfishes from throughout the world at one time or another. The specific epithet alludes to the thin white lateral stripe described below. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 350mm (13.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Fishes of the genus Mystus Scopoli are small to medium-sized bagrid catfishes occurring in South Asia. Roberts (1994) recognized Mystus to have an elongate cranial fontanel reaching up to the base of the occipital process, long maxillary barbel, very long adipose fin, 11–30 gill rakers on the first gill arch and 37–46 total vertebrae, about equally divided between abdominal and caudal regions. He included only eight species under the genus. Mo (1991) characterized the genus to have a thin needle-like first infraorbital, twisted and thickened metapterygoid loosely attached to the quadrate by means of ligament or a small extent of cartilage. Jayaram & Sanyal (2003) and Ferraris (2007) respectively listed 44 and 33 species of Mystus as valid.
Melanophores absent from skin in immediate proximity of lateral line, thus creating a thin median white or pale stripe. The stripe is emphasized by dense accumulations of melanophores immediately above and below it. |
| Sexing | Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Chao Phraya and Bangpakong basins in Thailand and Mekong basin. Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Bang Pakong (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Easily adapts to a wide variety of frozen and prepared food in the aquarium. May eat very small fish. |
| Furniture | Provide plenty of driftwood and vegetation as hiding spaces, this species is especially fond of the former. |
| Compatibility | Compatible with most fishes, although very small fishes will be eaten. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Ideal tankmates include larger barbs and rasboras in an Asian biotope setup. This species is not overtly territorial, so more than one can be kept together. |
| Breeding | Unreported. Spawns just prior to or at the onset of the rainy season and its young are first caught in July and August. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 5 (no. 3) 245 Fig. 1 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2005 Aug 17 00:00 (species record created: 2005 Jul 19 00:00) |
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