Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794)

Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5350 (1), pp. 1-62 : 33

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10563269

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794)
status

 

Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794) View in CoL View at ENA [N]—Zigzag catfish; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Silurus pelusius Solander in Russell, 1794: 210, pl. 7, fig. 1 [Qweik River, Aleppo, Syria; syntype: BMNH 1955.6.25.1 (1)].—Syrian synonyms: Bagrus halepensis Valenciennes, 1840 View in CoL ; Macrones colvillii Günther, 1874 View in CoL ; Mystus colvillii ( Günther, 1874) View in CoL ; Mystus halepensis (Valenciennes, 1840) View in CoL ; Macrones aleppensis (Valenciennes, 1840) View in CoL .—Revisions: Roberts (1994:243); Esmaeili et al. (2022b).—Illustration: Hamilton (1822: pl. 3, fig. 61) as Pimelodus tengara, Esmaeili et al. (2022b:338 , fig. 10, syntype BMNH 1955.6.25.1).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Solander in Russell (1794: 210); subsequently reported by Beckman (1962: 46); Ali (2003); Taha (2005).—Syrian material: BMNH, MCZ, MNHN, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Euphrates and Tigris River basins.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River basins ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: This species lives in large rivers and reservoirs. It feeds on invertebrates and small fish. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Siluriformes

Family

Bagridae

Genus

Mystus

Loc

Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794)

Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil 2023
2023
Loc

Pimelodus tengara

Esmaeili 2022
2022
Loc

Macrones colvillii Günther, 1874

Gunther 1874
1874
Loc

Bagrus halepensis

Valenciennes 1840
1840
Loc

Silurus pelusius

Solander 1794
1794
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