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Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Etymology: Mystus: Greek, mystax = whiskered, used by Belon in 1553 to describe all fishes with whiskers (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same genus (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Roberts, T.R., 1993. The freshwater fishes of Java, as observed by Kuhl and van Hasselt in 1820-23. Zool. Verh. (285):1-94. (Ref. 47364)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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