Mystus malabaricus
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| Mystus malabaricus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Mystus |
| Species: | M. malabaricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) | |
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Mystus malabaricus, commonly known as the Jerdon's catfish or koori,[1] is a small to medium-sized freshwater fish of the family Bagridae found in the Western Ghats region of India.[3] They are found in the hilly streams of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.[4]
Ecology
Members of this genus have been reported as facultative air-breathers.[6] M. malabaricus is amphidromous, meaning they migrate to brackish waters for purposes other than breeding. They have demersal habit,[4] found in shallow hill streams with rocky bottom.[citation needed]
