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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae Bagrid catfishes

Genus: Mystus

(See list of species below)


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46 species (see list below)

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Asia
 
Mystus abbreviatus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
 
Mystus alasensis
[]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Mystus albolineatus Roberts, 1994

Photo by Baird, I.G.
 
Mystus albolineatus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Mystus ankutta
[]

Photo by Plamoottil, M.

Asia
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
Mystus armatus (Day, 1865)

Photo by Plamoottil, M.
 
Mystus armatus
[Kerala mystus]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Mystus armiger
[]

Photo by James, A.

Asia
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Mystus atrifasciatus Fowler, 1937

Photo by James, A.
 
Mystus atrifasciatus
[]

Photo by Ahmad, A.

Asia
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Mystus bimaculatus (Volz, 1904)

Photo by Ahmad, A.
 
Mystus bimaculatus
[]

Photo by Sreekantha

Asia
Max. Length 15.5 cm TL
Mystus bleekeri (Day, 1877)

Photo by Sreekantha
 
Mystus bleekeri
[Day's mystus]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Asia
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Mystus bocourti (Bleeker, 1864)

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Mystus bocourti
[]

Photo by Plamoottil, M.

Asia
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
Mystus canarensis Grant, 1999

Photo by Plamoottil, M.
 
Mystus canarensis
[]

Photo by James, A.

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Mystus carcio (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by James, A.
 
Mystus carcio
[]

Photo by James, A.

Asia
Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
Mystus castaneus Ng, 2002

Photo by James, A.
 
Mystus castaneus
[]

Photo by Plamoottil, M.

Asia
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Mystus catapogon Plamoottil, 2016

Photo by Plamoottil, M.
 
Mystus catapogon
[]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Asia
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Mystus cavasius
[Gangetic mystus]
No picture found
Asia
 
Mystus chinensis
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia

Mystus cineraceus Ng & Kottelat, 2009

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Mystus cineraceus
[]

Photo by Bakalial, B.

Asia

Mystus dibrugarensis (Chaudhuri, 1913)

Photo by Bakalial, B.
 
Mystus dibrugarensis
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 19.0 cm SL
Mystus falcarius Chakrabarty & Ng, 2005

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Mystus falcarius
[]

Photo by Hasan, M.E.

Asia
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Mystus gulio (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Hasan, M.E.
 
Mystus gulio
[Long whiskers catfish]

Photo by Plamoottil, M.

Asia
Max. Length 13.7 cm SL
Mystus heoki Plamoottil & Abraham, 2013

Photo by Plamoottil, M.
 
Mystus heoki
[Elongated Kerala Mystus]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
 
Mystus horai
[Indus catfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 12.0 cm SL
 
Mystus impluviatus
[]

Photo by Plamoottil, M.

Asia
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Mystus indicus Plamoottil & Abraham, 2013

Photo by Plamoottil, M.
 
Mystus indicus
[Central Travancore catfish]

Photo by Jayasinghe, A.

Asia
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Mystus keletius (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Jayasinghe, A.
 
Mystus keletius
[]

Photo by Plamoottil, M.

Asia
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Mystus keralai Plamoottil & Abraham, 2014

Photo by Plamoottil, M.
 
Mystus keralai
[Long whiskered Kerala catfish]

Photo by James, A.

Asia
Max. Length 25 cm NG
Mystus leucophasis (Blyth, 1860)

Photo by James, A.
 
Mystus leucophasis
[]

Photo by Sreekantha

Asia
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849)

Photo by Sreekantha
 
Mystus malabaricus
[]

Photo by Plamoottil, M.

Asia
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
Mystus menoni Plamoottil & Abraham, 2013

Photo by Plamoottil, M.
 
Mystus menoni
[Idukki Mystus]

Photo by Plamoottil, M.

Asia
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Mystus montanus (Jerdon, 1849)

Photo by Plamoottil, M.
 
Mystus montanus
[]

Photo by FAO

Asia
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Mystus multiradiatus Roberts, 1992

Photo by FAO
 
Mystus multiradiatus
[]

Photo by James, A.

Asia
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Mystus mysticetus Roberts, 1992

Photo by James, A.
 
Mystus mysticetus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Mystus ngasep
[]

Photo by Muchlisin, Z.A.

Asia
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Muchlisin, Z.A.
 
Mystus nigriceps
[Twospot catfish]

Photo by Raghavan, P.R.

Asia
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Mystus oculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Raghavan, P.R.
 
Mystus oculatus
[]

Photo by Afzali, A.

Asia
Max. Length 17.8 cm SL
Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794)

Photo by Afzali, A.
 
Mystus pelusius
[Tigris mystus]

Photo by Udomrittiruj, K.

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm NG
Mystus pulcher (Chaudhuri, 1911)

Photo by Udomrittiruj, K.
 
Mystus pulcher
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Mystus punctifer
[]

Photo by James, A.

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Mystus rhegma Fowler, 1935

Photo by James, A.
 
Mystus rhegma
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Mystus rufescens
[]

Photo by Plamoottil, M.

Asia
Max. Length 15.7 cm SL
Mystus seengtee (Sykes, 1839)

Photo by Plamoottil, M.
 
Mystus seengtee
[]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Mystus singaringan (Bleeker, 1846)

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Mystus singaringan
[]

Photo by Rahman, A.K.A.

Asia
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Mystus tengara (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Rahman, A.K.A.
 
Mystus tengara
[Tengara catfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Mystus velifer
[]

Photo by Jayasinghe, A.

Asia
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Mystus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)

Photo by Jayasinghe, A.
 
Mystus vittatus
[Striped dwarf catfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Mystus wolffii (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Mystus wolffii
[]
46 Species of Family Bagridae with Genus Mystus
(Bagrid catfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1840 Mystus abbreviatus Asia
2005 Mystus alasensis Asia 10.8 SL
1994 Mystus albolineatus Asia 35 SL
2008 Mystus ankutta Asia 7.9 SL
1865 Mystus armatus Kerala mystus Asia 14.5 SL
2004 Mystus armiger Asia 15.6 SL
1937 Mystus atrifasciatus Asia 15 SL
1904 Mystus bimaculatus Asia 6.7 SL
1877 Mystus bleekeri Day's mystus Asia 15.5 TL
1864 Mystus bocourti Asia 24 SL
1999 Mystus canarensis Asia 10.1 SL
1822 Mystus carcio Asia 5 SL
2002 Mystus castaneus Asia 14.4 SL
2016 Mystus catapogon Asia 7.3 SL
1822 Mystus cavasius Gangetic mystus Asia 40 SL
1883 Mystus chinensis Asia
2009 Mystus cineraceus Asia
1913 Mystus dibrugarensis Asia
2005 Mystus falcarius Asia 19.0 SL
1822 Mystus gulio Long whiskers catfish Asia 46 TL
2013 Mystus heoki Elongated Kerala Mystus Asia 13.7 SL
1954 Mystus horai Indus catfish Asia 16.5 SL
2003 Mystus impluviatus Asia 12.0 SL
2013 Mystus indicus Central Travancore catfish Asia 10.7 SL
1840 Mystus keletius Asia 18 TL
2014 Mystus keralai Long whiskered Kerala catfish Asia 5.9 SL
1860 Mystus leucophasis Asia 25 NG
1849 Mystus malabaricus Asia 15 TL
2013 Mystus menoni Idukki Mystus Asia 12.1 SL
1849 Mystus montanus Asia 15 TL
1992 Mystus multiradiatus Asia 12.8 SL
1992 Mystus mysticetus Asia 13 SL
2011 Mystus ngasep Asia 10.9 SL
1840 Mystus nigriceps Twospot catfish Asia 19.8 SL
1840 Mystus oculatus Asia 15 TL
1794 Mystus pelusius Tigris mystus Asia 17.8 SL
1911 Mystus pulcher Asia 8 NG
2001 Mystus punctifer Asia
1935 Mystus rhegma Asia 12 SL
1890 Mystus rufescens Asia 14.6 SL
1839 Mystus seengtee Asia 15.7 SL
1846 Mystus singaringan Asia 30 SL
1822 Mystus tengara Tengara catfish Asia 18 TL
2012 Mystus velifer Asia 14.5 SL
1794 Mystus vittatus Striped dwarf catfish Asia 21 SL
1851 Mystus wolffii Asia 20 TL



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