Mystus keletius

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Macrones keletius Mintern 98.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| taxon = Mystus keletius

| authority = (Valenciennes, 1840)

| synonyms = Bagrus keletius Valenciennes, 1840

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Dahanukar, N. |date=2011 |title=Mystus keletius |volume=2011 |page=e.T172324A6867980 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172324A6867980.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

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Mystus keletius, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. [http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Mystus-keletius.html Mystus keletius.] FishBase. 2017.

This species grows to a maximum length of 18 centimetres. It lives in rivers and ponds, often amidst vegetation in muddy waters. It is considered to be a rare species, but it has a wide distribution, so it is listed as a least-concern species on the IUCN Red List.

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