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Scientific Name: Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
English Name: Lesser spiny eel
Local/Bangla Name: Tara baim (তাঁরা বাইম)
Photo: Balaram Mahalder (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 14 – 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 52-56; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 50 – 54. Body with series of obliquely oriented bars (Ref. 39392). Dorsal and anal fins with a row of isolated spines followed by a long continuous soft portion, both fins extending to but not confluent with caudal fin. Pelvic fins absent. Caudal fin rounded
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Adults occur in medium to large-sized rivers. Found in lowland wetlands and peats.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
Main References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
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