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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.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mirza, M.R., 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Spiny Eel, Lesser spiny eel, Bami, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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 Ecología

; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico. Tropical; 10°N - 4°N

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

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 16.0, range 14 - 18 cm
Max length : 63.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7308)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 16 - 23; Radios blandos dorsales (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).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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

Pesquerías: comercial

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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).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.33 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Fec = 250).

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

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Macrognathus aral (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)