Mystus

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Mystus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Bagridae Genus: Mystus Scopoli, 1777
Species[6]
M. alasensis[1] M. albolineatus M. armatus M. armiger M. atrifasciatus M. bimaculatus M. bleekeri M. bocourti M. castaneus M. cavasius[2] M. dalungshanensis † M. falcarius[2] M. gulio M. horai M. impluviatus[3] M. leucophasis M. malabaricus M. montanus M. multiradiatus M. mysticetus M. nigriceps[4] M. oculatus M. pelusius M. pulcher M. punctifer[5] M. rhegma M. rufescens M. seengtee[2] M. singaringan M. spinipectoralis † M. tengara M. vittatus M. wolffii
Synonyms
Aspidobagrus Bleeker, 1862 Hypselobagrus Bleeker, 1862 Heterobagrus Bleeker, 1864 Prajadhipokia Fowler, 1934

Mystus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Bagridae.

Mystus is poorly diagnosed. Macrones had previously been used by earlier authors, but this generic name was preoccupied in Coleoptera.^[4] Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages.^[2] It was confirmed in 2005 that this genus is paraphyletic.^[2]

Mystus species originate from South and Southeast Asia.^[3]

Mystus is a diverse group of small- to medium-sized catfishes.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Ng, Heok Hee; Hadiaty, Renny K. (March 2005). "Two new bagrid catfishes (Teleostei: Bagridae) from the Alas River drainage, northern Sumatra". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 16 (1): 83–92. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} 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" (PDF). Zootaxa 1093: 1–24. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ng, Heok Hee (2003). "Mystus impluviatus: A New Species of Bagrid Catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from Eastern Borneo". Copeia 2003 (2): 373–378. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2003)003[0373:MIANSO]2.0.CO;2. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Ng, Heok Hee (2002). "The identity of Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840), with the Description of a New Bagrid Catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southeast Asia" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 50 (1): 161–168. 
5. ^ Ng, Heok Hee; Wirjoatmodjo, Soetikno; Hadiaty, Renny K. (2001). "Mystus punctifer, a New Species of Bagrid Catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Northern Sumatra" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 49 (2): 355–358. 
6. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.