Biology:Mystus ankutta

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Mystus ankutta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species:
M. ankutta
Binomial name
Mystus ankutta
Pethiyagoda, Silva & Maduwage, 2008

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.[1][2][3] In the wild it is found in freshwater bodies from Kelani river to Nilwala river in Sri Lanka.[2]

It grows to a length of 7.9 cm.[2] This fish is classified as endangered by the IUCN.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2019). "Mystus ankutta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T196109A174827036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T196109A174827036.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/196109/174827036. Retrieved 12 February 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Mystus ankutta" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. "Freshwater Fishes of Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/p/freshwater-fishes-of-of-sri-lanka.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5619106 entry