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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Punjab and Sindh (Ref. 52665). Recorded from the Indus River, 325 miles north of Karachi (i.e. 5 miles north of Sukkur), Indus River basin, Sindh province (Ref. 83418). Also Ref. 4833, 41236.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mirza, M.R., 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Spiny Eel, Lesser spiny eel, Bata kola theliya, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ekologi

; sötvatten; brackvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 10°N - 4°N

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

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

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

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

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 16 - 23; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 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.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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 (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell

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Estimates based on models

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).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.33 se; based on food items.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Fec = 250).

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

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Macrognathus aral (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)