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Mastacembelus triolobus Zhou & Yang, 2011

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Found in Long-Jiang, a branch of Ruili-Jiang, Irrawaddy drainage (Ref. 86860).
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Main Ref: Yang, L.-P. and W. Zhou, 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);  triolobus: Derived from the Greek tri- (three) and lob- (lobule), in refernce to its dorsal, anal and caudal fins almost entirely separated, the outline looks as three lobes. Used as an adjective..

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Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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Asia: Long-Jiang, a branch of Ruili-Jiang, Irrawaddy drainage, China.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86860)

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Dorsal spines (total): 33 - 34; Dorsal soft rays (total): 56-60; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 55 - 59. Can be diagnosed by having the following characters: dorsal fin with 56-60 rays; caudal fin with 17-19 rays; dorsal and anal fins joined to caudal fin only near its base; caudal-fin outline entirely separated from that of dorsal and anal fins; body sides lacking marbling, hexagonal meshes, or irregular dark brown blotches except with 14-15 dark blotches on its back; abdomen grey without a line or hexagonal meshes; and head length less than 3.5 times of head width and 2.8 times of snout length (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. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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