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Mystus tengara (Hamilton, 1822)

Tengara catfish
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Nepal country information

Common names: Tenger
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known fom Kamala, Bagmati, Koshi, Narayani and Karnali river at altitude of 76- 250m (Ref. 85009). Also Ref. 4833, 41236.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shrestha, T.K., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Etymology: Mystus: Greek, mystax = whiskered, used by Belon in 1553 to describe all fishes with whiskers (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt gần đáy.   Tropical

Sự phân bố Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Point map | Những chỉ dẫn | Faunafri

Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh (Ref. 4833). Reported from Afghanistan (Ref. 41034).

Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 4833)

Sinh học     Tự điển (thí dụ epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Adults inhabit rivers and ponds in plains and submontane regions (Ref. 41236) in flowing and standing waters (Ref. 4833). Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Sự tái sinh sản | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Ấu trùng

Main reference Upload your references | Các tài liệu tham khảo | Người điều phối | Người cộng tác

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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