Biology:Mystus pelusius

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Mystus pelusius
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species:
M. pelusius
Binomial name
Mystus pelusius
(Solander, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Macrones colvillii Silurus pelusius
  • Solander, 1794 Valenciennes, 1840
  • Günther, 1874 Mystus halepensis colvillii
  • Macrones aleppensis (Günther, 1874)
  • Bagrus halepensis Günther, 1864

Mystus pelusius, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is native to Iraq, Turkey and Iran.[2]

This species grows to a maximum length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in).[2] It lives in rivers and ponds, often amidst vegetation in muddy waters.[2] It is considered to be a rare species, but it has a wide distribution, so it is listed as a least-concern species on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Mystus pelusius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172324A6867980.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172324/6867980. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Mystus pelusius " in FishBase. April 2017 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5628465 entry