''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 46 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 46 recognized s ...
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( Valenciennes, 1840)
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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 46 recognized s ...
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H. H. Ng & Hadiaty, 2005
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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. It is found in flowing and standing water ...
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T. R. Roberts, 1994
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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 ...
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Pethiyagoda, N. K. A. Silva & Maduwage, 2008
* ''
Mystus armatus''
( 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.'']
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Mystus atrifasciatus''
Fowler, 1937
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Mystus bimaculatus''
( Volz, 1904)
* ''
Mystus bleekeri''
( F. Day, 1877)
* ''
Mystus bocourti''
( Bleeker, 1864)
* ''
Mystus canarensis''
S. Grant, 1999
* ''
Mystus carcio''
( F. Hamilton, 1822) [Darshan, A., Anganthoibi, N. & Vishwanath, W. (2010)]
Redescription of the striped catfish ''Mystus carcio'' (Hamilton) (Siluriformes: Bagridae).
''Zootaxa, 2475: 48–54.''
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Mystus castaneus
''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, 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 46 recognized s ...
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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.'']
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Mystus cavasius''
( F. Hamilton, 1822)
* ''
Mystus cineraceus''
H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2009
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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.'']
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Mystus falcarius
''Mystus falcarius'' is a species of catfish endemic to India and Myanmar and is known only from Irrawaddy River, Great Tenasserim River and Chindwin River ,
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Chakrabarty & H. H. Ng, 2005
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Mystus gulio
''Mystus gulio'', the Long Whiskers Catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. The generic name is probably derived from the Latin "mystax", meaning "moustache", due to the long barbels.
It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, N ...
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( F. Hamilton, 1822)
* ''
Mystus heoki''
Plamoottil & Abraham, 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''
Jayaram, 1954
* ''
Mystus impluviatus
''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, 2003
* ''
Mystus indicus
''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 46 recognized ...
''
Plamoottil & Abraham, 2013 [
* '' Mystus irulu'' Vijayakrishnan and Praveenraj. 2022
* '']Mystus keletius
''Mystus keletius'', is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Mystus keletius''.FishBase. 2017.
This species grows to a maximum length of 18 centimetres. It lives in rivers ...
'' ( Valenciennes, 1840)
* '' Mystus keralai'' Plamoottil, 2014 (Kerala Mystus)
* '' Mystus leucophasis'' (Blyth Blyth may refer to:
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* ''Mystus malabaricus
''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 46 recognized s ...
'' ( Jerdon, 1849)
* ''Mystus menoni
''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 46 recognized ...
'' 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 46 recognized ...
'' ( Jerdon, 1849)
* ''Mystus multiradiatus
''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 46 recognized ...
'' T. R. Roberts, 1992
* '' Mystus mysticetus'' T. R. Roberts, 1992
* ''Mystus nanus
''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 46 recognized s ...
'' 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
''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 46 recognized s ...
'' Darshan, 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
''Mystus nigriceps'', the two-spot catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. The species was available in aquarium circles without a scientific name until a connection was made to a description of ''Mystus micracanthus'' by the ic ...
'' ( Valenciennes, 1840)
* ''Mystus oculatus
''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 46 recognized ...
'' ( Valenciennes, 1840)
* ''Mystus pelusius
''Mystus pelusius'', is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is native to Iraq, Turkey and Iran.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Mystus pelusius''.FishBase. 2017.
This species grows to a maximum length of 17 centimetres. It lives in riv ...
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*'' Mystus prabani''
* ''Mystus pulcher
''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 46 recognized ...
'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1911)
* ''Mystus punctifer
''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 46 recognized s ...
'' H. H. Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty, 2001
* '' Mystus rhegma'' Fowler, 1935
* ''Mystus rufescens
''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 46 recognized ...
'' ( Vinciguerra, 1890)
* ''Mystus seengtee
''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 46 recogn ...
'' ( Sykes, 1839)
* ''Mystus singaringan
''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 46 recognized ...
'' ( 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 46 recognized ...
'' ( 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 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 46 recognized s ...
'' H. H. Ng, 2012
* ''Mystus vittatus
''Mystus vittatus'', the striped dwarf catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is found in brackish water systems with marginal vegetation in lakes and swamps with a mud substrate of Asian countries Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, ...
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* ''Mystus wolffii
''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 ...
'' ( Bleeker, 1851)
* ''Mystus zeylanicus
''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 46 recogn ...
'' 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.''
References
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Bagridae
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
Catfish genera