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Mastacembelus strigiventus Zhou & Yang, 2011 |
| Family: | Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels) | |||
| Max. size: | 29.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Nabang-He, a branch of Nmai Kha River, Irrawaddy drainage in China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 36-37; Dorsal soft rays (total): 64-67; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 63-66. Can be diagnosed by the possession of the following characters: dorsal fin with 64-67 rays; anal fin with 63-66 rays and caudal fin with 18 rays; dorsal, anal and caudal fins almost entirely joined, but with distinct notches among dorsal-fin, anal-fin and caudal-fin outline; body sides and back dark brown with 4-5 zigzag longitudinal lines and forming a network from front of anal-fin origin to caudal-fin base; presence of a longitudinal brown line from the isthmus to anus on the abdomen or sometimes the line becoming network (Ref. 86860). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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