Mystus pelusius

Mystus pelusius
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Bagridae
Genus:	Mystus
Species:	M. pelusius
Binomial name
	Mystus pelusius; (Solander, 1794)
Synonyms
	Silurus pelusius Solander, 1794 ; Bagrus halepensis Valenciennes, 1840 ; Macrones aleppensis Günther, 1864 ; Macrones colvillii Günther, 1874 ; Mystus halepensis colvillii (Günther, 1874);

Mystus pelusius, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is native to Iraq, Turkey and Iran.^[2]

This species grows to a maximum length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in).^[2] It lives in rivers and ponds, often amidst vegetation in muddy waters.^[2] It is considered to be a rare species, but it has a wide distribution, so it is listed as a least-concern species on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Mystus pelusius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172324A6867980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172324A6867980.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Mystus pelusius". FishBase.

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[iucn_status_09_January_2013-1] Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Mystus pelusius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172324A6867980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172324A6867980.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[fb-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Mystus pelusius". FishBase.

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