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Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) |
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Sreekantha |
| Family: | Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 15 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Western Ghats of Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra in India. | |||
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| Biology: | Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 26 June 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||