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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).
Eponymy: Dr Francis Day CIE (1829–1889) was Inspector-General of Fisheries in India (1871–1877) and Burma and an ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Day.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande; pH range: 5.8 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 30; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 18°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)
Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Indonesia. Also Bhutan (Ref. 40882).
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.7 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 116918)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Found in lakes, tanks, rivers, canals and beels. Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family (Ref. 205). Caught with other fishes from fishing operations.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00836 - 0.01312), b=2.91 (2.85 - 2.97), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 251 [121, 663] mg/100g; Iron = 3.17 [1.58, 6.07] mg/100g; Protein = 16.7 [15.5, 17.8] %; Omega3 = 0.534 [0.189, 1.479] g/100g; Selenium = 57.7 [20.5, 148.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 57.6 [17.8, 182.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.09 [1.17, 3.55] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.