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Close-up of caudal area/siluriformes/bagridae/mystus/ankutta/3.jpg "Mystus ankutta")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Mystus ankutta Pethiyagoda, Silva & Maduwage, 2008 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Kelani drainage, stream Wak-Oya at Waga (near Labugama), 6°54'N, 80°07'E, Sri Lanka, elevation 150 meters. |
| 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 | Southwestern Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Easily adapts to a wide variety of frozen and prepared food in the aquarium. May eat very small fish. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 19 (no. 3), pp 234, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 09 09:33 (species record created: 2008 Nov 21 12:09) |