Mastacembelus strigiventus
Mastacembelus strigiventus Zhou & Yang, 2011


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Family:  Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Max. size:  29.7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Nabang-He, a branch of Nmai Kha River, Irrawaddy drainage in China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 36-37; Dorsal soft rays (total): 64-67; Anal spines: 3-3; 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).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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