/siluriformes/bagridae/mystus/nigriceps/1.jpg "Mystus nigriceps")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Name | Twospot Catfish |
| Type Locality | Java, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagrus micracanthus, Bagrus nigriceps, Hypselobagrus micracanthus, Mystus micracanthus |
| 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 | 150mm or 5.9" 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Mekong basin, Malaysia and Indonesia. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Java Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters, Southern Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , 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 Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14, pp 412. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.8.14.4002 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Oct 16 09:56 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 06:03) |
