Mystus

Mystus
Mystus gulio
Mystus nigriceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Scopoli, 1777
Type species
Bagrus pelusius
Solander, 1794
Synonyms

Aspidobagrus Bleeker, 1862
Heterobagrus Bleeker, 1864
Hypselobagrus Bleeker, 1862
Prajadhipokia Fowler, 1934

Mystus is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia.[1] Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages.[2]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mystus". FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. ^ Chakrabarty, Prosanta; Ng, Heok HEE (2005). "The identity of catfishes identified as Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Bagridae), with a description of a new species from Myanmar". Zootaxa. 1093: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1093.1.1.