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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); 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, preferred ?

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

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Maturity: L_m ? 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).

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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): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100) .

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