Mystus catapogon

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species: Mystus catapogon

Name

Mystus catapogon Plamoottil, 2016

• Holotype: ZSI/ ANRC 12758.
• Paratypes: ZSI/ ANRC 12759 (4).

Type locality: India: Kerala, small water stream at Mavelikkara.

Etymology: The specific epithet catapogon is a Greek word meaning 'long-bearded' and refers to the long maxillary and mandibular barbels of the new fish.

References

• Plamoottil, M. 2016. Mystus catapogon, a new catfish (Siluriformes: Bagridae) species from Kerala, India. Journal of Research in Biology 6(2): 1967–1976. PDF Reference page.