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Macrognathus lineatomaculatus Britz, 2010 |
| Family: | Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels) | |||
| Max. size: | 18.43 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Jorai River in India and Rapti River basin in Nepal | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 19-22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 50-57; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 47-54; Vertebrae: 74-76. Belongs to the member of the Macrognathus aculeatus group but distinguished from all other species of the this group by the following combination of characters: 15-17 rostral tooth plates; 19-22 dorsal-fin spines; and large (eye size) black blotches along dorsal fin. Differs from its other Indian congeners of the Macrognathus aculeatus group as follows: from Macrognathus aral, Macrognathus pentophthalmos and Macrognathus morehensis by the presence of dorsal fin blotches (vs. white rimmed dorsal fin ocelli), from Macrognathus aral and Macrognathus pentophthalmos by having 15-17 rostral tooth plates (vs. 19-27); and also from Macrognathus pentophthalmos and Macrognathus morehensis by having 19-22 dorsal-fin spines (vs. 11-16) and from Macrognathus morehensis by having 15-17 rostral plates (vs. 8-11) (Ref. 83418). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 22 March 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||