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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > 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.

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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

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Maturity: L_m ? 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).

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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. 109396)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00126 - 0.00629), b=2.96 (2.77 - 3.15), based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100) .

Entered by Torres, Armi G.

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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