Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794)

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Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794) – Native ( Figs. 393, 394)

Silurus pelusius Solander [D. C.] in Russell 1794: 210; Type locality: Kowick River, Aleppo, Syria. Syntypes: BMNH 1955.6.25.1 (1).

Bagrus halepensis alenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840: 413; Type locality: Couiac River, Aleppo, Syria. No types known. Syntypes: BMNH 1955.6.25.1 (1).

Macrones aleppensis Günther [A.] 1864: 75; Type locality: Coic River, Aleppo, Syria. Günther specimens: BMNH 1955.6.25.1 (1).

Macrones colvillii Günther [A.] 1874: 36 [1]; Type locality: Tigris River at Baghdad, Iraq. Syntypes: BMNH 1874.4.28.6–8 (3), 1875.1.14.19–21 (3).

Mystus misrai Anuradha [S.] 1986: 292; Type locality: Lake Antioche, Syria. Holotype: MHNG 603.95. Paratypes: MHNG 2231.84 (1), ZSI FF2315 (1), missing specimen (1).

Common name: Pr: Gorbe mahi, Gorbemahi Tajdar, En: Tigris mystus, Tigris catfish, Zugzug Catfish.

Diagnosis: 4 pairs of barbels, a strong spine in both the dorsal and pectoral fins, elongate and strong adipose fin are distinctive, head tapers but is not as flattened as in Heteropneustes fossilis , and the mouth is subterminal.

Meristic characters: D: I–II 7–8 (7), A: II 6–10, P: 7–9, V: 5–6 (5), GR: 12–18, TV: 42–45.

Distribution: Tigris, Hormuz and presumably Persis basins ( Fig. 395). Found in Seymareh, Alvand and Dez Rivers as well as Golabi spring.

Taxonomy: Anuradha (1986) placed in Mystus .

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern ( Freyhof

2014x).