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 Scientific Name  Mystus rufescens  (Vinciguerra, 1890) - add this species to your "My Cats" page.
 Common Name(s)  None
 Type Locality  Meetan, Tenasserim Provinces, Myanmar [Burma].
 Synonym(s)  Macrones rufescens
 Pronunciation  miss tuss
 Etymology  The generic name is probably derived from the Latin mystax, meaning mustache, 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. 
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0mm 146mm (5.7") SL 1000mm

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 Sexing  Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
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 Distribution  Asia: Irrawaddy, Sittang and lower Salween basins in Myanmar 
Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Myanmar Waters, Sittang (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Salween, Lower Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there)
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 Breeding  Unreported.
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 References  Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova (Ser. 2a) v. 9 226 Pl. 3 (fig. 2)
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 Last Update  2005-08-17 00:00:00 (species record created: 2005-08-17 00:00:00)
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