Mystus celator, a new species of catfish from northern Myanmar (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Bagridae)

Mystus celator sp. nov. is described from the Irrawaddy River drainage in northern Myanmar. It can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: three equally dark longitudinal stripes separated by two pale interspaces on sides of body; round, dark tympanic spot; ovoid, dark spot on caudal peduncle; length of adipose-fin base 18.0-23.3% SL; angle of predorsal profile 21-24 degrees; posterior cranial fontanelle not reaching base of supraoccipital process; 25-30 rakers on the first branchial arch; and 35-36 vertebrae. The identity of Mystus pulcher is fixed with the designation of a lectotype.