Mystus vittatus

Mystus vittatus also known as the Striped dwarf catfish is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae.^[3] It is found in brackish water systems with marginal vegetation in lakes and swamps with a mud substrate of Asian countries Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and probably Myanmar. Populations of Southeast Asian countries is in debate, due to close morphological similarities among Mystus species in that region.^[3]

Striped Dwarf Catfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Bagridae
Genus:	Mystus
Species:	M. vittatus
Binomial name
Mystus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Synonyms[2]
Silurus vittatus Bloch, 1794 Aoria vittatus (Bloch, 1794) Bagrus vittatus (Bloch, 1794) Macrones vittatus (Bloch, 1794)

It grows to a length of 21 cm in maximum.^[3] The population is known to be decreasing in recent past, due to catching, pet trading and habitat destruction.^[1] They are known to makes sounds during spawning.^[3]

Parasites

M. vittatus is a host of the Acanthocephalan intestinal parasite Zeylanechinorhynchus longinuchalis.^[4]

References

1. Ng, H. H. (2010). "Mystus vittatus.". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166651A6255921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166651A6255921.en.
2. "Synonyms of Mystus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)". Fishbase. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mystus cavasius". FishBase. December 2011 version.
4. Fernando, C. H., & Furtado, J. I. (1963). A study of some helminth parasites of freshwater fishes in Ceylon.