Mystus cavasius

Mystus cavasius, the Gangetic mystus, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae.[2]

Mystus cavasius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species:
M. cavasius
Binomial name
Mystus cavasius
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Macrones nigriceps Peters, 1868
  • Pimelodus cavasius Hamilton, 1822
  • Aoria cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Bagrus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Macrones cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Hypselobagrus nigriceps (Peters, 1868)
  • Mystus mukherjii Ganguly & Datta, 1975

In the wild it is found in Indian Subcontinent countries such as, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar. Reports of this species from the Mekong basins, Malaysia, and Indonesia are misidentifications of the species Mystus albolineatus or Mystus singaringan. Few populations are occur in Thailand, but only in the Salween basin.[2]

It grows to a length of 40 cm. The pectoral spine of the species may give painful wounds and sometimes can be venomous.[2]

The population is known to be decreasing in recent past, due to catching, pet trading and habitat destruction.[3]

References
  1. "Synonyms of Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)". Fishbase. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Mystus cavasius" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  3. Ng, H.H. (2010). "Mystus cavasius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166409A6202832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166409A6202832.en. Retrieved 13 January 2020.


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