| Family: |
Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Ayeyarwaddy, lower Sittang and lower Salween basins in Myanmar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 14-22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 51-61; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 51-60; Vertebrae: 72-80. Belongs to the Macrognathus aculeatus species group but can be distinguished from all other species of this group by the following combination of characters: 19-23 rostral tooth plates; 14-22 dorsal-fin spines; and 7-11 small ocelli along soft dorsal fin, with ventrally open, incomplete white rim (Ref. 83418). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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