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Bagridae The Bagridae are a family of catfish that are native to Africa ('' Bagrus'') and Asia (all other genera) from Japan to Borneo. It includes about 245 species. These fish are commonly known as naked catfishes or bagrid catfishes. Many large bagrid ...

native to Asia.

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relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages.

Species

There are currently 62 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Mystus abbreviatus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

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, 1840) * ''

Mystus alasensis ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

'' H. H. Ng & Hadiaty, 2005 * ''

Mystus albolineatus ''Mystus albolineatus'' (known locally as trey kanchos bay) is a species of catfish endemic to Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, known from Chao Phraya River, Bang Pakong River, Mekong River and Tonlé Sap Tonlé Sap (; , ; or commonly tr ...

'' T. R. Roberts, 1994 * ''

Mystus ankutta ''Mystus ankutta'', also known as the Sri Lanka dwarf catfish or yellow dwarf catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae that is endemic to Sri Lanka. In the wild it is found in freshwater bodies from Kelani river to Nilwala river i ...

'' Pethiyagoda, N. K. A. Silva & Maduwage, 2008 * ''

Mystus armatus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

'' ( F. Day, 1865) Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. (2014): Rediscovery and redescription of ''Mystus armatus'' Day. ''International Journal of Research in Fisheries and Aquaculture, 4 (1): 18-23.'' * ''

Mystus atrifasciatus ''Mystus atrifasciatus'' (known locally as trey kanchos chhnoht) is a species of catfish endemic to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, known from Mekong River, Chao Phraya River and Mae Klong River and was described from Phitsanulok, Thailand ...

'' Fowler, 1937 * ''

Mystus bimaculatus ''Mystus bimaculatus'' is a species of catfish from the genus '' Mystus''. Appearance ''Mystus bimaculatus'' has overall red-brown body and two dark markings on the shoulder and caudal peduncle. Distribution These fish can be found in Indon ...

'' ( Volz, 1904) * ''

Mystus bleekeri ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

'' ( F. Day, 1877) * ''

Mystus bocourti ''Mystus bocourti'' is a species of catfish endemic to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, known only from Chao Phraya River and Mekong River The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. ...

'' ( Bleeker, 1864) * ''

Mystus canarensis ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

'' S. Grant, 1999 * ''

Mystus carcio ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) Darshan, A., Anganthoibi, N. & Vishwanath, Waikhom (2010)
Redescription of the striped catfish ''Mystus carcio'' (Hamilton) (Siluriformes: Bagridae).
''Zootaxa, 2475: 48–54.'' * '' Mystus castaneus'' H. H. Ng, 2002 * ''

Mystus catapogon ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

'' Plamoottil, 2016 Plamoottil, M. (2016): ''Mystus catapogon'', a new catfish (Siluriformes: Bagridae) species from Kerala, India. ''Journal of Research in Biology, 6 (2): 1967-1976.'' * '' Mystus cavasius'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Mystus cineraceus'' H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2009 * '' Mystus dibrugarensis'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913) Bailung, B. & Biswas, S.P. (2015): New description of a Bagrid Catfish ''Mystus dibrugarensis'' (Chaudhuri, 1913) from Dihing river of Upper Assam. ''International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2 (3): 204-206.'' * '' Mystus falcarius'' Chakrabarty & H. H. Ng, 2005 * '' Mystus gulio'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Mystus heoki'' Plamoottil &

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, 2013 Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. (2013): ''Mystus indicus'' and ''M. heoki'', two new catfishes from Kerala, India. ''Biosystematica, 7 (1): 43-58.'' * '' Mystus horai''

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, 1954 * '' Mystus impluviatus'' H. H. Ng, 2003 * '' Mystus indicus'' Plamoottil &

, 2013 * '' Mystus irulu'' Vijayakrishnan and Praveenraj. 2022 * '' Mystus keletius'' (

, 1840) * '' Mystus keralai'' Plamoottil, 2014 (Kerala Mystus) * '' Mystus leucophasis'' ( Blyth, 1860) * '' Mystus malabaricus'' ( Jerdon, 1849) * '' Mystus menoni'' Plamoottil, 2013 (Idukki Mystus) * ''

Mystus montanus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

'' ( Jerdon, 1849) * '' Mystus multiradiatus'' T. R. Roberts, 1992 * '' Mystus mysticetus'' T. R. Roberts, 1992 * '' Mystus nanus'' Sudasinghe, Pethiyagoda, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2016 Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2016)
''Mystus nanus'', a new striped catfish from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Bagridae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (2): 163-172.'' * '' Mystus ngasep''

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, Vishwanath, Mahanta & Barat, 2011 Darshan, A., Vishwanath, W., Mahanta, P.C. & Barat, A. (2011): ''Mystus ngasep'', a new catfish species (Teleostei: Bagridae) from the headwaters of Chindwin drainage in Manipur, India. ''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 3 (11): 2177–2183.'' * '' Mystus nigriceps'' (

, 1840) * '' Mystus oculatus'' (

, 1840) * ''

Mystus pelusius ''Mystus pelusius'', is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is native to Iraq, Turkey and Iran. This species grows to a maximum length of . It lives in rivers and ponds, often amidst vegetation in muddy waters. It is considered to b ...

'' ( Solander, 1794) *'' Mystus prabini'' * '' Mystus pulcher'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1911) * '' Mystus punctifer'' H. H. Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty, 2001 * '' Mystus rhegma'' Fowler, 1935 * '' Mystus rufescens'' ( Vinciguerra, 1890) * '' Mystus seengtee'' (

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, 1839) * '' Mystus singaringan'' ( Bleeker, 1846) * ''

Mystus tengara ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) Darshan, A., Mahanta, P.C., Barat, A. & Kumar, P. (2013): Redescription of the Striped Catfish ''Mystus tengara'' (Hamilton, 1822) (Siluriformes: Bagridae), India. ''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (1): 3536–3541.'' * ''

Mystus velifer ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two Lineage (evolution), maj ...

'' H. H. Ng, 2012 * '' Mystus vittatus'' (

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, 1794) * '' Mystus wolffii'' ( Bleeker, 1851) * '' Mystus zeylanicus'' H. H. Ng & Pethiyagoda, 2013 Ng, H.H. & Pethiyagoda, R. (2013)
''Mystus zeylanicus'', a new species of bagrid catfish from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Bagridae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 161-170.'' *'' Mystus celator'' Ng & Kottelat, 2023 *'' Mystus armiger'' Ng, 2004 *'' Mystus chinensis'' (Steindachner, 1883) *'' Mystus bagre'' Meuschen, 1778 *'' Mystus rubicauda'' Bardach, 1959 *'' Mystus pahangensis'' Herre, 1940 *''

Mystus ascita ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 62 recognized s ...

'' Walbaum, 1792 *'' Mystus cous'' Meuschen, 1778 *'' Mystus anguillaris'' Meuschen, 1778 *'' Mystus fasciatus'' Meuschen, 1778 *'' Mystus chitol'' Hamilton, 1841 *'' Mystus karipat'' Gray, 1831 *'' Mystus rubripinnis'' Vanarajan & Arunachalam, 2018 *'' Mystus cyrusi'' Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Zarei, Eagderi & Mousavi-Sabet, 2022

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1847148 Bagridae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Catfish genera