Bagridae

Striped dwarf catfish

Mystus vittatus

Catfish Over Sandy Bottoms

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Indian Ocean
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Mystus vittatus also known as the Striped dwarf catfish is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is found in brackish water systems with marginal vegetation in lakes and swamps with a mud substrate of Asian countries Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and probably Myanmar. Populations of Southeast Asian countries is in debate, due to close morphological similarities among Mystus species in that region.