Family : Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Mystus malabaricus
Max size : 15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec < 10,000)Distribution : Asia: Western Ghats of Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra in India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Jerdon's mystus, Girlu
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater, brackish
Uses : no uses