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Scientific Name: Macrognathus aral (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
English Name: One-stripe spiny eel, Lesser spiny eel
Local/Bangla Name: Tara baim (তারা বাইম), Baim (বাইম)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 16 – 23; Dorsal soft rays (total): 44-45. Caudal fin rays 15 and caudal fin distinctly separated from dorsal and anal fins
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in running and stagnant waters. Found in large rivers, ponds and slow flowing rivers with vegetation in plains. Inhabits still waters with silt or mud substrate.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
Other References:
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
