Gangetic Mystus Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Mystus cavasius
Family : Bagridae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Gangetic Mystus
Habitat : River,Stream
Description : Gangetic Mystus is a elongate and compressed bodied fish.Head conical. Mouth terminal.4 pairs of barbels present.Leaden above,yellowish below. Caudal fin deeply forked.Fins grayish-white.Absence of distinct bluish longitudinal band along the side.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Gogangra viridescens
(Huddah Nangra) -
Osteogeneiosus militaris
(Soldier Catfish) -
Ompok pabo
(Pabo catfish) -
Batasio batasio
(Tista Batasio) -
Erethistes pussilus
(Gangetic Erethistes) -
Mystus vittatus
(Striped Dwarf Catfish) -
Hara jerdoni
(Sylhet Hara) -
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish) -
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Stinging Catfish) -
Mystus bleekeri
(Bleeker’s Mystus)
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Khan, Mohammad Moazzam([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Khan, Mohammad Moazzam([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.