Macrognathus_aral

<i>Macrognathus aral</i>

Macrognathus aral

Species of fish

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]

Quick Facts Macrognathus aral, Conservation status ...

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

  1. [1]
    Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Macrognathus aral". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T12596A3363924. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T12596A3363924.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Macrognathus aral" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. [3]
    "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: Freshwater Fish diversity of Sri Lanka". biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  4. [4]
    Pethiyagoda R, et al. (12 November 2008). "Zootaxa, The Sri Lankan spiny eel, Macrognathus pentophthalmos (Teleostei: Mastacembelidae), and its enigmatic decline" (PDF). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1931.1.3. ISSN 1175-5326. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
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