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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
Asia: Nabang-He, a branch of Nmai Kha River, Irrawaddy drainage in China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86860)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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