''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages.

Species

There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Mystus abbreviatus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 1840) * ''

Mystus alasensis ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' H. H. Ng & Hadiaty, 2005 * ''

Mystus albolineatus ''Mystus albolineatus'' (known locally as trey kanchos bay) is a species of catfish endemic to Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, known from Chao Phraya River, Bang Pakong River, Mekong River and Tonlé Sap. It is found in flowing and standing water ...

'' T. R. Roberts, 1994 * ''

Mystus ankutta ''Mystus ankutta'', also known as the Sri Lanka dwarf catfish or yellow dwarf catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae that is endemic to Sri Lanka. In the wild it is found in freshwater bodies from Kelani river to Nilwala river i ...

'' Pethiyagoda, N. K. A. Silva & Maduwage, 2008 * ''

Mystus armatus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' ( F. Day, 1865) Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. (2014): Rediscovery and redescription of ''Mystus armatus'' Day. ''International Journal of Research in Fisheries and Aquaculture, 4 (1): 18-23.'' * ''

Mystus atrifasciatus ''Mystus atrifasciatus'' (known locally as trey kanchos chhnoht) is a species of catfish endemic to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, known from Mekong River, Chao Phraya River and Mae Klong River and was described from Phitsanulok, Thailand. ...

'' Fowler, 1937 * ''

Mystus bimaculatus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' ( Volz, 1904) * ''

Mystus bleekeri ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' ( F. Day, 1877) * ''

Mystus bocourti ''Mystus bocourti'' is a species of catfish endemic to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, known only from Chao Phraya River and Mekong River. It was formerly listed as ''Heterobagrus bocourti'' until the genus ''Heterobagrus'' became ''Mystus' ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Mystus canarensis ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' S. Grant, 1999 * ''

Mystus carcio ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) Darshan, A., Anganthoibi, N. & Vishwanath, W. (2010)
Redescription of the striped catfish ''Mystus carcio'' (Hamilton) (Siluriformes: Bagridae).
''Zootaxa, 2475: 48–54.'' * '' Mystus castaneus'' H. H. Ng, 2002 * ''

Mystus catapogon ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' Plamoottil, 2016 Plamoottil, M. (2016): ''Mystus catapogon'', a new catfish (Siluriformes: Bagridae) species from Kerala, India. ''Journal of Research in Biology, 6 (2): 1967-1976.'' * ''

Mystus cavasius ''Mystus cavasius'', the Gangetic mystus, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. In the wild it is found in Indian Subcontinent countries such as, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar. Reports of this species from ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Mystus cineraceus'' H. H. Ng &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2009 * '' Mystus dibrugarensis'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913) Bailung, B. & Biswas, S.P. (2015): New description of a Bagrid Catfish ''Mystus dibrugarensis'' (Chaudhuri, 1913) from Dihing river of Upper Assam. ''International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2 (3): 204-206.'' * ''

Mystus falcarius ''Mystus falcarius'' is a species of catfish endemic to India and Myanmar and is known only from Irrawaddy River, Great Tenasserim River and Chindwin River , , image = Homalin aerial.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = The Chindwin at Homalin ...

'' Chakrabarty & H. H. Ng, 2005 * ''

Mystus gulio ''Mystus gulio'', the Long Whiskers Catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. The generic name is probably derived from the Latin "mystax", meaning "moustache", due to the long barbels. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, N ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Mystus heoki'' Plamoottil & Abraham, 2013 Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. (2013): ''Mystus indicus'' and ''M. heoki'', two new catfishes from Kerala, India. ''Biosystematica, 7 (1): 43-58.'' * '' Mystus horai'' Jayaram, 1954 * '' Mystus impluviatus'' H. H. Ng, 2003 * ''

Mystus indicus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized ...

'' Plamoottil & Abraham, 2013 * ''

Mystus irulu ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

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and Praveenraj. 2022 * ''

Mystus keletius ''Mystus keletius'', is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Mystus keletius''.FishBase. 2017. This species grows to a maximum length of 18 centimetres. It lives in rivers ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 1840) * '' Mystus keralai'' Plamoottil, 2014 (Kerala Mystus) * ''

Mystus leucophasis ''Mystus leucophasis'' is an Asian species of upside-down catfish belonging to the family Bagridae. It is known for its unusual behaviour, as it primarily swims in an inverted position and never upright. ''Mystus leucophasis'' originate in the ...

'' ( Blyth, 1860) * ''

Mystus malabaricus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' ( Jerdon, 1849) * ''

Mystus menoni ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized ...

'' Plamoottil, 2013 (Idukki Mystus) * ''

Mystus montanus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized ...

'' ( Jerdon, 1849) * ''

Mystus multiradiatus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized ...

'' T. R. Roberts, 1992 * '' Mystus mysticetus'' T. R. Roberts, 1992 * ''

Mystus nanus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' Sudasinghe, Pethiyagoda, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2016 Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2016)
''Mystus nanus'', a new striped catfish from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Bagridae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (2): 163-172.'' * ''

Mystus ngasep ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' Darshan, Vishwanath, Mahanta & Barat, 2011 Darshan, A., Vishwanath, W., Mahanta, P.C. & Barat, A. (2011): ''Mystus ngasep'', a new catfish species (Teleostei: Bagridae) from the headwaters of Chindwin drainage in Manipur, India. ''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 3 (11): 2177–2183.'' * ''

Mystus nigriceps ''Mystus nigriceps'', the two-spot catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. The species was available in aquarium circles without a scientific name until a connection was made to a description of ''Mystus micracanthus'' by the ic ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 1840) * ''

Mystus oculatus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 1840) * ''

Mystus pelusius ''Mystus pelusius'', is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is native to Iraq, Turkey and Iran.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Mystus pelusius''.FishBase. 2017. This species grows to a maximum length of 17 centimetres. It lives in riv ...

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, 1794) *'' Mystus prabani'' * ''

Mystus pulcher ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized ...

'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1911) * ''

Mystus punctifer ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' H. H. Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty, 2001 * '' Mystus rhegma'' Fowler, 1935 * ''

Mystus rufescens ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized ...

'' ( Vinciguerra, 1890) * ''

Mystus seengtee ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recogn ...

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, 1839) * ''

Mystus singaringan ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Mystus tengara ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) Darshan, A., Mahanta, P.C., Barat, A. & Kumar, P. (2013): Redescription of the Striped Catfish ''Mystus tengara'' (Hamilton, 1822) (Siluriformes: Bagridae), India. ''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (1): 3536–3541.'' * ''

Mystus velifer ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

'' H. H. Ng, 2012 * ''

Mystus vittatus ''Mystus vittatus'', the striped dwarf catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is found in brackish water systems with marginal vegetation in lakes and swamps with a mud substrate of Asian countries Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, ...

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, 1794) * ''

Mystus wolffii ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two Lineage (evolution), maj ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Mystus zeylanicus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recogn ...

'' H. H. Ng & Pethiyagoda, 2013 Ng, H.H. & Pethiyagoda, R. (2013)
''Mystus zeylanicus'', a new species of bagrid catfish from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Bagridae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 161-170.''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1847148 Bagridae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Catfish genera