Biology:Macrognathus aral

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Short description: Species of fish

Macrognathus aral
Macrognathus aral.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Macrognathus
Species:
M. aral
Binomial name
Macrognathus aral
(Bloch & J.G Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhynchobdella aral Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Rhynchobdella dhanashorii Hora, 1921
  • Macrognathus jammuensis Malhotra & Singh Dutta, 1975

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.[2]

After mating, eggs are deposited by attaching on to algal masses.[2]

In 2008, researches showed that what was once considered to be Macrognathus aral in Sri Lanka, is actually a separate species, Macrognathus pentophthalmos.[1][3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1885561 entry