Animalia > Chordata > Synbranchiformes > Mastacembelidae > Macrognathus > Macrognathus pancalus

Macrognathus pancalus (Barred spiny eel; Indian spiny eel; Spiny eel; Striped spinyeel)

Synonyms: Macrognathus puncalus; Mastacembelus panaculas; Mastacembelus pancala; Mastacembelus pancalus; Mastacembelus punctatus
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Wikipedia Abstract

Macrognathus pancalus, the barred spiny eel or Indian spiny eel, is a small freshwater fish in southern Asia. It usually is found in slow and shallow rivers. Males are more slender and often smaller than the females.
View Wikipedia Record: Macrognathus pancalus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Sunderban National Park 261613 India  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Camallanus magna <Unverified Name>[1]
Centrocestus formosanus[1]
Goezia pseudoascaroides[1]
Senga lucknowensis[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0