Mystus nigriceps
| Two-spot catfish | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Mystus |
| Species: | M. nigriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mystus micracanthus | |
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 ichthyologist Bleeker, in 1846. The artist's impression at that time showed a catfish without any obvious markings, although another researcher in the early 1940s described it with two body spots. M. micracanthus is a junior synonym of M. nigriceps.[1]
In the wild it is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.[1]
It grows to a length of 19.8 cm and feeds on zooplankton and insect larvae in the wild,[1] and most prepared foods in aquariums.[2] It is not safe to keep them with smaller fish in the aquarium as they will eat them.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Mystus nigriceps" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- 1 2 http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/_species.php?species_id=4002