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Mystus ankutta

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Mystus ankutta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species:
M. ankutta
Binomial name
Mystus ankutta
Pethiyagoda, Silva & Maduwage, 2008

Mystus ankutta, also known as the Sri Lanka dwarf catfish or yellow dwarf catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae that is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] In the wild it is found in freshwater bodies from Kelani river to Nilwala river in Sri Lanka.[2]

It grows to a length of 7.9 cm.[2] This fish is classified as endangered by the IUCN.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2020) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Mystus ankutta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T196109A174827036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T196109A174827036.en. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mystus ankutta". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Freshwater Fishes of Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 February 2021.