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Common member of the family Bagridae
 
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Pronounced BAG rid day
Family Common Name Asian Antennae Catfishes
Etymology Named after the genus, Bagrus, which refers to the Arabic name of a fish.
Features Naked flanks, nasal barbels and generally long adipose fin.
Common Names Mystus Catfish, Lancers
Size Smallest 44mm, largest 340mm, average 160mm, most commonly 44mm. All SL.
Species There are 5 "species" in 4 genera in the database
Keepers 5 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution Primarily Asia but a handful of species in Africa.

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Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Hyalobagrus3 species(2 keepers)
2.Mystus52 species(2 keepers)
3.Bagroides1 species(1 keepers)
4.Pseudomystus21 species(1 keepers)
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1.
Hyalobagrus flavusHyalobagrus flavus
(33.33%)
2.
Pseudomystus siamensisPseudomystus siamensis
(16.67%)
3.
Mystus bimaculatusMystus bimaculatus
(16.67%)
4.
Mystus aff. gulioMystus aff. gulio
(16.67%)
5.
Bagroides melapterusBagroides melapterus
(16.67%)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Hyalobagrus flavusHyalobagrus flavus
(i:22, k:2, b:0)
2.
Bagroides melapterusBagroides melapterus
(i:12, k:1, b:0)
3.
Mystus aff. gulioMystus aff. gulio
(i:8, k:1, b:0)
4.
Mystus bimaculatusMystus bimaculatus
(i:12, k:1, b:0)
5.
Pseudomystus siamensisPseudomystus siamensis
(i:20, k:1, b:0)