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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Mystus vittatus** (Bloch, 1794)
Common Name(s)	Asian Striped Catfish
Type Locality	Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu, India.
Synonym(s)	Macrones vittatus, Silurus vittatus
Pronunciation	miss tuss - vee TATT uss
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. From the Latin vittatus, meaning decorated with a ribbon; in reference to the striped pattern of the fish.
Species Information
Size	210mm (8.3") 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. Easily distinguished by the presence of 4-5 pale blue to brown longitudinal stripes on the body, the presence of the humeral spot, and a moderately long adipose fin.
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and probably Myanmar. Indian waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Pakistan Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Nepal Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Sri Lanka Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.0 - 7.4
Temperature	22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Easily adapts to a wide variety of frozen and prepared food in the aquarium. May eat very small fish.
Furniture	The tank should be furnished with ample driftwood and rocks.
Compatibility	Compatible with most fishes, although very small fishes will be eaten. 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	Not reported.
Further Information
References	Naturg. Ausl. Fischev. 8 - pp50 - Pl. 371 (fig. 2)
Registered Keepers	(1) natefrog, (2) RobDoran1, (3) snowball (k: 3), (4) Shovelnose (k: 3), (5) Auscat17 (k: 2), (6) scotty105, (7) xander (k: 3), (8) shivamotiram, (9) Jason.G. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species. Add this species to your "my cats" page.
Breeding Reports	None.
More Resources	- Search Planet Catfish for more on Mystus vittatus - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Mystus vittatus on AquaticRepublic.com - Look up Mystus vittatus on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search. - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
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Last Update	2003 Oct 18 00:00 (species record created: 2002 Jan 27 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Mystus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)

Common Name(s)

Asian Striped Catfish

Type Locality

Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu, India.

Synonym(s)

Macrones vittatus, Silurus vittatus

Pronunciation

miss tuss - vee TATT uss

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. From the Latin vittatus, meaning decorated with a ribbon; in reference to the striped pattern of the fish.

Species Information

Size

210mm (8.3") 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.

Easily distinguished by the presence of 4-5 pale blue to brown longitudinal stripes on the body, the presence of the humeral spot, and a moderately long adipose fin.

Sexing

Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and probably Myanmar.
Indian waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Pakistan Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Nepal Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Bangladesh Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Sri Lanka Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

6.0 - 7.4

Temperature

22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Easily adapts to a wide variety of frozen and prepared food in the aquarium. May eat very small fish.

Furniture

The tank should be furnished with ample driftwood and rocks.

Compatibility

Compatible with most fishes, although very small fishes will be eaten. 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

Not reported.

Further Information

References

Naturg. Ausl. Fischev. 8 - pp50 - Pl. 371 (fig. 2)

Registered Keepers

(1) natefrog, (2) RobDoran1, (3) snowball (k: 3), (4) Shovelnose (k: 3), (5) Auscat17 (k: 2), (6) scotty105, (7) xander (k: 3), (8) shivamotiram, (9) Jason.G.

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Breeding Reports

None.

More Resources

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Link

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- Look up Mystus vittatus on AquaticRepublic.com
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- Look up Mystus vittatus on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search.
Link

- URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)

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Last Update

2003 Oct 18 00:00 (species record created: 2002 Jan 27 00:00)

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