Family : Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Order : Synbranchiformes  (spiny eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Macrognathus caudiocellatus
Max size :
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: known only from the type specimens from Inle lake basin in Shan States, Myanmar.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 31-34; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62-68; Anal soft rays: 60-68; Vertebrae: 81-81. Very distinct coloration, body with a finely reticulate pattern not seen in other species; dorsal fin with fine longitudinal dark streaks similar to those seen in Macrognathus pancalus, M. zebrinus and M. meklongensis. The round spots on the caudal fin are not comparable to the ocelli of other species such as M. siamensis: the central portion is pale, rather than lying in a field of contrasting color, as do the pale circles surrounding the ocelli in other species. Similar but less well defined round spots are present on the anal fin (Ref. 7424).
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses