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Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)

Gangetic mystus
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Viet Nam country information

Common names: Cá chot giãy, Cá Chốt giấy, Cá Lăng giấy
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Mekong delta (Ref. 36625).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Roberts, T.R., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gangatic mystus, 脂鳠, Trey Kanchos chhnaut, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Etymology: Mystus: Greek, mystax = whiskered, used by Belon in 1553 to describe all fishes with whiskers (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 5°N - 38°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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