Macrognathus aral
| One-stripe spiny eel | |
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| Species: | M. aral
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| Macrognathus aral (Bloch & J.G Schneider, 1801)
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Rhynchodella aral Bloch and Schneider, 1801 | |
Macrognathus aral, the one-stripe spiny eel, is a small fish from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. It usually is found in running and stagnant waters of freshwater and brackish waters. It is 63.5 cm (25.0 in) in length.[1]
After mating, eggs are deposited by attaching on to algal masses.[1]
Recently, researches have shown that species once considered to be Macrognathus aral in Sri Lanka, is actually a separate species, Macrognathus pentophthalmos.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Macrognathus aral" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ "Macrognathus aral (Spiny Eel)". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- ^ "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: Freshwater Fish diversity of Sri Lanka". biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- ^ Pethiyagoda R, et al. (12 November 2008). "Zootaxa, The Sri Lankan spiny eel, Macrognathus pentophthalmos (Teleostei: Mastacembelidae), and its enigmatic decline" (PDF). ISSN 1175-5326. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- "Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2008] Macrognathus pentophthalmos Gronow | Sri Lankan spiny eel (Teleostei: Mastacembelidae), and its enigmatic decline". novataxa.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.