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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.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Long-Jiang, a branch of Ruili-Jiang, Irrawaddy drainage, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86860)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
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. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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