Mystus ankutta | |
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Conservation status
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![]() Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Bagridae |
Genus: | Mystus |
Species: | M. ankutta
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Binomial name | |
Mystus ankutta Pethiyagoda, Silva & Maduwage, 2008
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Mystus ankutta, also known as the Sri Lanka dwarf catfish or yellow dwarf catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae that is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] In the wild it is found in freshwater bodies from Kelani river to Nilwala river in Sri Lanka.[2]
It grows to a length of 7.9 cm.[2] This fish is classified as endangered by the IUCN.[1]