Mystus Impluviatus

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 37 - 39. Differs from both Mystus castaneus and Mystus nigriceps in having a second posterior fontanel on the supraoccipital. It further differs from Mystus castaneus in having a shallower adipose fin (4.7-6.0% SL vs. 6.1-7.0), smaller serrations on the posterior edge of the pectoral spine (maximum height of serrations 3.6-4.8% of spine length vs 6.9-8.0) and a more deeply forked caudal fin with a more slender upper lobe. Further differs from Mystus nigriceps in having a longer adipose fin base (31.6-36.1% SL vs 26.3-31.4), longer second and third dorsal fin rays, causing the dorsal fin to appear less rounded, and a brown body with a distinct darl triangular patch on the base of the caudal peduncle (vs. greenish gray body with a diffuse dark triangular patch on the base of the caudal peduncle).: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Mystus Impluviatus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Mystus Impluviatus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Mystus Impluviatus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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