Mystus velifer

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 velifer

Name

• Mystus velifer Ng, 2012

Holotype: UMMZ 232733. Paratypes: ANSP 76829 (5), 89484 (6); CAS 55855 (2); UMMZ 181263 (2), UMMZ 197036 (79), 214340 (27), 217918 (34), 227499 (2), 232131 (5), 232222 (1), 249560 (1), 234386 (1), 235727 (2); ZRC 53463 (7).

Type locality: Cambodia, Kompong Thom Province, Tonlé Sap at exit to Great Lake, 4 km NW of Chhnok Trou, at Kompong Thom fishing lot 2.

Etymology: From the Latin adjective velifer, meaning sail bearing (Latin velum =sail and fero =to bear). The name refers to the relatively elongate first dorsal-fin ray of this species, a diagnostic character.

Primary references

• Ng, H.H. 2012: Mystus velifer, a new species of catfish from Indochina (Teleostei: Bagridae). Zootaxa 3398: 58–68. Preview Reference page.