Species FAO code: BMC

Mystus cavasius

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Indischer Stachelwels	–
Germany	de Indischer Stachelwels	–
Netherlands	nl Stekelmeerval	–
Spain	es Bagra del Ganges	–
Sweden	sv Gangetisk mystusmal	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Asia - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)

Scientific name

Mystus cavasius

Author

(Hamilton, 1822)

Rank

Species

FAO code

BMC

Morphological description

Body elongate and compressed; head conical; occipital process narrow. Maxillary barbels, in adults, extend posteriorly beyond the caudal fin base, but in young specimen, do not extend beyond the anal fin. Dorsal spine weak, often feebly serrated. Color is grayish with a more or less well-defined midlateral longitudinal stripe. A dark spot emphasized by a white or pale area along its ventral margin is just anterior to the first dorsal spine. Dorsal, adipose and caudal fins shaded with melanophores.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderSiluriformes
  - FamilyBagridae
    - GenusMystus
      - SpeciesMystus cavasius

Synonyms

Aoria cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)
Hypselobagrus nigriceps (Peters, 1868)
Mystus cavassius (Hamilton, 1822)
Mystus cavensius (Hamilton, 1822)
Mystus mukherjii Ganguly & Datta, 1975
Pimelodus cavasius Hamilton, 1822
Macrones cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)
Bagrus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)
Macrones nigriceps Peters, 1868

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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