Mastacembelus strigiventus

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Mastacembelus strigiventus Zhou & Yang, 2011

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels) > Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Mastacembelus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, emballo = to throw oneself (Ref. 45335);  strigiventus: Derived from the Latin strig- (stripe, line) and vent- (venter or abdomen), in reference to its abdomen with a stripe or network. Used as an adjective..

Issue
This species is a synonym of Mastacembelus tinwini Britz 2007 according to Kottelat (2013: Ref. 94476). This page will be removed.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: Nabang-He, a branch of Nmai Kha River, Irrawaddy drainage in China.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86860)

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Dorsal spines (total): 36 - 37; Dorsal soft rays (total): 64-67; Anal spines: 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).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Yang, L.-P. and W. Zhou, 2011. A review of the genus Mastacembelus (Perciformes, Mastacembeloidae) in China with description of two new species and one new record. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 36(2):325-331. (Ref. 86860)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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