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Teleostei (teleosts) > Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels) > Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Macrognathus: Greek, makros = great + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical; 10°N - 4°N

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Asia: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.

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Maturity: L_m 16.0, range 14 - 18 cm
Max length : 63.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7308)

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 23; Dorsal soft rays (total): 44 - 45. Caudal fin rays 15 and caudal fin distinctly separated from dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 97143).

Occurs in running and stagnant waters (Ref. 4833). Found in fresh and brackish waters and deltas of large rivers, common in ponds and slow flowing rivers with vegetation in plains (Ref. 41236). Inhabits still waters with silt or mud substrate. Believed to be common in rice paddy fields. Nocturnal feeder, on insects and worms.

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Deposits eggs on algal masses. Eggs hatch in 1-2 days. Demersal eggs are pale green and 1.3 mm in diameter (Ref. 6028).

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Pethiyagoda, R., 1991. Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 January 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00324 (0.00187 - 0.00559), b=2.99 (2.84 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.33 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 250).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Macrognathus aral (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)