Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Mystus cavasius, the Gangetic mystus, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae.
In the wild it is found in Indian subcontinent countries such as, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar. Reports of this species from the Mekong basins, Malaysia, and Indonesia are misidentifications of the species Mystus albolineatus or Mystus singaringan. Few populations are occur in Thailand, but only in the Salween basin.
It grows to a length of 40 cm. The pectoral spine of the species may give painful wounds and sometimes can be venomous.
The population is known to be decreasing in recent past, due to catching, pet trading and habitat destruction.
Wikipedia contributors, Mystus cavasius; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:15:54.183177+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Hamilton, 1822)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Bagridae
- Genus
- Mystus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyBagridae Bleeker, 1858
- genusMystus Scopoli, 1777
- speciesMystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mystus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mystus ankutta Pethiyagoda, Silva & Maduwage, 2008 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus armatus (Day, 1865) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus bimaculatus (Volz, 1904) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus bleekeri (Day, 1877) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus bocourti (Bleeker, 1864) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus carcio (Hamilton, 1822) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus cineraceus Ng & Kottelat, 2009 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus dibrugarensis (Chaudhuri, 1913) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes, 1840) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus punctifer Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty, 2001 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus rufescens (Vinciguerra, 1890) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mystus seengtee (Sykes, 1839) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mystus cavassius (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Aoria cavasius (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Macrones cavasius (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Macrones nigriceps Peters, 1868 Peters, 1868 | ambiguous synonym |
| Mystus cavensius (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Pimelodus cavasius Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Bagrus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Mystus mukherjii Ganguly & Datta, 1975 Ganguly & Datta, 1975 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281615 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45FTL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.