Mystus leucophasis

Mystus leucophasis is an Asian species of upside-down catfish belonging to the family Bagridae.

Mystus leucophasis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species:
M. leucophasis
Binomial name
Mystus leucophasis
(Blyth, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bagrus leucophasis Blyth, 1860
  • Macrones leucophasis (Blyth, 1860)

Mystus Leucophasis originate in the Sittang and other rivers of Myanmar. These catfish can grow to more than 1 foot (30 cm) in length. They are commercially fished for human consumption as well as being found in the aquarium trade. When kept in the aquarium they cannot be kept with smaller "community" fish as they will eat them.

References

  • J. Asiatic Soc. Bengalv. 29 (no. 2) - pp148
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