Striped dwarf catfish
Mystus vittatus
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A catfish from South Asia, from vegetated margins of lakes and swamps with muddy bottoms. It reaches 21 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Mystus vittatus
- Family
- Bagridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Bagridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Aoria vittatus, Bagrus vittatus, Macrones marianensis, Macrones merianiensis, Macrones vittatus, Mystus atrifasciatus, Mystus vitatus, Mystus vittatus vittatus, Pimelodus carcio, Silurus vittatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 4–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 21 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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