Mystus bocourti (Bleeker, 1864)
photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Family:  Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Max. size:  24 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.19999980926514; dH range: 10 - 20, potamodromous
Distribution:  Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins. Rare throughout its range (Ref. 10418). Reported from Maeklong River (Ref. 26336).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 43-43. Distinguished from all other Mystus (indeed, from all other Asian Bagridae except Bagrichthys hypselopterus) by its extraordinary high dorsal fin, involving great elongation of the non-serrate dorsal fin spine and first three or four soft rays. Within Mystus sensu stricto, mouth relatively narrow (Ref. 10418).
Biology:  Occur in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Adults feed on crustaceans and benthic invertebrates. Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family (Ref. 205). Usually marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 (A2ce) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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