Mystus ngasep

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species: Mystus ngasep

Name

Mystus ngasep Darshan, Vishwanath, Mahanta & Barat, 2011

Holotype: MUMF 9500.

Paratypes: 4 ex., ii.2008, 96.5–103.0 mm SL; data as for holotype (MUMF 9501/1-9501/4); 2.viii.2000, 7ex., 87.0–71.6 mm SL, Wangoi-Ngarian Lake, (Chindwin drainage), A. Drashan (MUMF 9502/1-9502/7); 08.ix.2000, 4 ex., 79.9–108.7 mm SL, Khuga River (Chindwin drainage), Churanchanpur District, K. Santa Devi (MUMF 9503/1-9503/4); 02.xi.2006, 14 ex., 60.5–86.3 mm SL, Nambul River at Naoremthong, Imphal-west District, H. Joyshree Devi, (MUMF 9504/1-9504/14).

Type locality: Nambul River at Bijoygovinda-Polemleikai Bridge, Chindwin-Irrawaddy drainage, Manipur State, India, A. Darshan, 10.xii.2007, 98.3mm SL, 24°48’N 93°55’E.

References

• A. Darshan, W. Vishwanath, P.C. Mahanta & A. Barat. 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. pdf.
• Jayaram, K.C. & A. Sanyal. 2003: A taxonomic revision of the fishes of the genus Mystus Scopoli (Family: Bagridae). Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper, 207: 1–136.