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Mystus malabaricus

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Body elongate; dorsal and ventral profiles nearly straight; maxillary barbels reach to middle or end of pelvic fins; cephalic fontanel single, shallow and never reach to occiput; occipital process short and it do not reach dorsal front; the former cannot be seen externally as predorsal region is
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Nasal barbels never reach occiput, it reaches a middle point between occiput and orbit; outer mandibulars reach to tip of pectorals; occipital process connected to dorsal front by an interneural shield; tip of rayed dorsal reaches to base of adipose dorsal front; any other fins touch each other;
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dorsal spine smooth both internally and externally; anal fin inserted considerably behind anal opening; upper caudal lobe longer than lower one. Sensory organs distinctly seen on lateral line. Color: body greenish; eyes blackish blue.
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Members of this genus have been reported as facultative air-breathers.
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Other species from the region include (list incomplete) -
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covered by a thick layer of flesh; caudal lobes rounded.
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Conservation status
Near Threatened
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Siluriformes
Bagridae
Mystus
Binomial name
Synonyms
freshwater fish
Bagridae
Western Ghats
India
endemic
generic
Greek
barbels
family
specific
India
type locality
amphidromous
demersal
habit

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