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/bagridae/mystus/carcio/11.jpg "Mystus carcio(11) Male - Click to enlarge")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Mystus carcio (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Name(s) | Pyjama catfish |
| Type Locality | Ponds of northern Bengal. |
| Synonym(s) | Pimelodus carcio |
| 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 | |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Bengal, India. Indian waters, Bengal 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. |
| Further Information | |
| References | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Oct 31 04:20 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00) |
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