Pimelodus carcio is a Misapplied Synonym of Mystus vittatus and also a Valid Name or Synonym of another species as well.

Mystus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)

Asian Striped Catfish - Tengra - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Siluriformes
Family	:	Bagridae
Genus	:	Mystus
Species	:	Mystus vittatus

Common Names:

English	:	Asian Striped Catfish[729] Striped River Catfish[729]
Bangla	:	Tengra[5] Rani tengra[729] Gatia tengra[729]

Synonyms:

Silurus vittatus Bloch, 1794
Aoria vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Bagrus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Macrones vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Mystus vittatus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Mystus vitatus (Bloch, 1794)
Pimelodus carcio (Non Hamilton, 1822)
Macrones marianensis (Non Chaudhuri, 1913)
Macrones merianiensis (Non Chaudhuri, 1913)
Mystus atrifasciatus (Non Fowler, 1937 May)

Maximum Length and Weight:

20.2 cm (TL) ^[347] 117 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.3-4.9 : 3.3-3.8 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.9-5.3 : 3.8-4.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 4.8-5.6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.5-1.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.7-2 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. I/7; P₁. 1/9; P₂. 6; A. 11 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D I 7; A ii-iii 7-9; P I 9; V i 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B X; D I/7; A 9-12(2-3/7-9); P I/8; V I/5; C 17 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Name

Amount

Unit

Body Parts

Matter Type

Specimen

Ref.

All-trans-dehydroretinol

29

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Ash

20.92

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Ash

4.30

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Ash

3.7

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Calcium

2.09

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Calcium

0.43

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Calcium

1093

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Energy

428

kJ/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Fat

4.6

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Folate

10

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Gross energy

4.18

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Gross energy

20.35

kJ/g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Iodine

28

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Iron

4.0

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Lipid

13.44

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Lipid

2.76

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Magnesium

36

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Moisture

79.45

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Moisture

76.6

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Muscle protein

17.59

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Phosphorus

2.39

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Phosphorus

0.49

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Potassium

203

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Protein

63.60

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Protein

13.07

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Protein

15.1

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Selenium

24

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sodium

57

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin A

12

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin B12

3.5

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin D3

0.19

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol)

0.23

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Zinc

3.1

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [652]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [366]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[739] India[6] Myanmar[924] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Sri Lanka[90]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Meghna river estuary, Noakhali[774] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Kishoreganj Haor Region, Kishoreganj[1026] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Feni river, Feni[1165] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor, River ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

First breeding maturity at-
9 cm in TL for in India ^[942]

Breeding Season: (red background)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[274]

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[347]

Fecundity:

^[942]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): ^[347]


Algae 22%	Aquatic plant 27%	Protozoan 13%	Larvae and pupa of Chironomas and other aquatic insect 2%	Bivalve and Snail 16%	Small fish 20%

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
150-200 BDT/kg (Size: 8-10 cm, Weight: 15-20 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]