PlanetCatfish.com - Pseudomystus vaillanti (Bagridae) Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pseudomystus vaillanti** (Regan, 1913)
Common Name
Type Locality	Mouth of Raun River, Kapuas basin, Borneo.
Pronunciation	SUE doh MIST uss
Etymology	From the Greek pseudos, meaning lie, and mystus, a genus of bagrid catfishes. In reference to the overall similarity of the two genera.
Species Information
Size	107mm or 4.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Members of the bagrid genus Pseudomystus are small- to mid-sized freshwater catfish endemic to Southeast Asia.Pseudomystus are commonly found in swamps and rivers throughout Southeast Asia. They can be differentiated from Leiocassis by a relatively short snout and a subterminal mouth. Many Pseudomystus have a color pattern of contrasting vertical bars or blotches.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: western Borneo.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 11 (no. 66), pp 549.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 25 09:20 (species record created: 2019 Jul 10 16:09)