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Mastacembelus dayi Boulenger, 1912 |
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photo by
Win, T. |
| Family: | Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels) | |||
| Max. size: | 30.6 cm (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: known only from three specimens from Irrawaddy river, Myanmar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 35-35; Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-82; Anal soft rays: 76-79; Vertebrae: 85-86. Body and fins with moderately numerous, relatively large, pale spots with dark edges; spots on fins round; but those on body often vertically elongate; caudal fin rays 25-27 (Ref. 39392). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 January 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||