FB-10147 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10147 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Macrognathus Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822 Baim Guchi Pankal baim গুচি Båndet snabelål Indischer Stachelaal Barred spiny eel Indian spiny eel Spiny eel Striped spinyeel Marmoripuikkokala Havumeenu Vam Vambat Kathgainchi Aral ஆரால் 吻鱗刺鰍 吻鳞刺鳅 大头吻棘鳅 大頭吻棘鰍 Macrognathus puncalus Hamilton, 1822 Mastacembelus panaculas (Hamilton, 1822) Mastacembelus pancala Hamilton, 1822 Mastacembelus pancalus (Hamilton, 1822) Mastacembelus punctatus Cuvier, 1832 1994-05-13 2022-03-21 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Wheeler, A.0 Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. (Ref. 557) Rahman, A.K.A.0 Freshwater fishes of Bangladesh. Zoological Society of Bangladesh. Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka. 364 p. 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Ramteke, S. Bayen, R.K. Manna and B.K. Das0 Length-weight and length-length relationship of eight fish species from river Ganga, India. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 34:1052-1054. (Ref. 125887) FB-GeneralDescr-10147 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-13 00:00:00 2022-03-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10147 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Inhabits slow and shallow waters of rivers of plains and estuaries; never available above an altitude of 366 m. Also found in canals, streams, beels, ponds and inundated fields (Ref. 1479). Has been placed into aquaria and kept by hobbyists; it stays on the bottom and spawns in the upper water-level. The more slender and generally smaller males pursue the female in courtship; several males may join in. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833) FB-Morphology-10147 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2015-07-28 00:00:00 2015-07-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10147 Dorsal spines (total): 24 - 26; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30 - 42; Analsoft rays: 31 - 46 Plamoottil, M. and N.P. Abraham 2014 <i>Macrognathus albus</i> (order: Synbranchiformes; family: Mastacembelidae), a new fish species from Kerala, India. Intl. J. Pure Appl. Zool. 2(2):100-105. (Ref. 97143) FB-Distribution-10147 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-13 00:00:00 2022-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10147 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Asia: Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Reported from Nepal (Ref. 9496). Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833) FB-Uses-10147 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-13 00:00:00 2022-03-21 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10147 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses fisheries: minor commercial Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833) FB-TrophicStrategy-10147 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2002-10-25 00:00:00 2019-07-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public pancalus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Inhabits slow and shallow waters of rivers of plains and estuaries; never available above an altitude of 366 m. Also found in canals, streams, beels, ponds and inundated fields (Ref. 1479). Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549). Feeds mainly on aquatic insects, crustaceans, annelids, small forage fish. Feeding intensity was high in early maturity and post spawning stages (Ref. 55430). Adults consumed more food in autumn than in winter and rainy season (Ref. 55430). Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833) FB-Size-10147 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-13 00:00:00 2022-03-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10147 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy 18.9 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125887)); max. published weight: 34.5 g (Ref. 125887) Baitha, R., S.K. Karna, A. Ray, T.N. Chanu, H.S. Swain, M.H. Ramteke, S. Bayen, R.K. Manna and B.K. Das 2018 Length-weight and length-length relationship of eight fish species from river Ganga, India. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 34:1052-1054. (Ref. 125887) Baitha, R., S.K. Karna, A. Ray, T.N. Chanu, H.S. Swain, M.H. Ramteke, S. Bayen, R.K. Manna and B.K. Das 2018 Length-weight and length-length relationship of eight fish species from river Ganga, India. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 34:1052-1054. (Ref. 125887) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-10147-733 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-11-18 00:00:00 2003-11-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10147&StockCode=10470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Bacterial Infections (general). Bacterial diseases Bassleer, G. 2003 The new ilustrated guide to fish diseases in ornamental tropical and pond fish. Bassleer Biofish, Stationstraat 130, 2235 Westmeerbeek, Belgium, 1st Edition, 232 p. (Ref. 48502) FB-Diseases-10147-799 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-03-04 00:00:00 2003-03-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10147&StockCode=10470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Camallanus Infection 7. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. (Ref. 42533) FB-Diseases-10147-665 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-03-04 00:00:00 2003-03-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10147&StockCode=10470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Macrolecithus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. (Ref. 42533) FB-Habitat-10147 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-13 00:00:00 2022-03-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10147 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish