| Family: |
Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels) |
| Max. size: |
30.6 cm (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: known only from three specimens from Irrawaddy river, Myanmar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 35-35; Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-82; Anal soft rays: 76-79; Vertebrae: 85-86. Body and fins with moderately numerous, relatively large, pale spots with dark edges; spots on fins round; but those on body often vertically elongate; caudal fin rays 25-27 (Ref. 39392). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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