Mystus

Mystus
Mystus gulio
Mystus nigriceps
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Scopoli, 1777
Type species
Bagrus pelusius
Solander, 1794
Synonyms
  • Aspidobagrus Bleeker, 1862
  • Heterobagrus Bleeker, 1864
  • Hypselobagrus Bleeker, 1862
  • Prajadhipokia Fowler, 1934

Mystus is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages.