Mystus keletius
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| Mystus keletius (Valenciennes, 1840)
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Bagrus keletius Valenciennes, 1840 | |
Mystus keletius, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae.[1] In the wild it is found only in rivers and ponds, commonly in muddy pools and tanks of Sri Lanka and India.[1]
It grows to a length of 18 cm in maximum.[1] The population is known to be rare in recent past, due to catching, pet trading and habitat destruction.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mystus cavasius". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166409/0