 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Mystus armiger Ng, 2004 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Malaysia: Kelantan, Kelantan River at Kampung Kuala Besar, 200m from the sea. |
| Pronunciation | miss 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 156mm (6.1") 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.
Mystus armiger resembles Mystus wolffii, both species are easily distinguished from congeners by their uniform color without any dark markings, approximately equal lengths of adipose and anal fin bases, and long maxillary barbels that reach at least to the base of the caudal fin. Mystus armiger differs from M. wolffii in having a broader snout, smaller eye (17.5-22.8% HL vs 22.8-27.0), and fewer larger serrations on the pectoral spine. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Malay Peninsula. Malaysia Waters (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. |
| Breeding | Unreported. It is possible that there is distinct pairing like other members of the same family. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Aug 31 08:46 (species record created: 2009 May 19 10:05) |
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