Family : Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Order : Synbranchiformes  (spiny eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Macrognathus malabaricus
Max size : 26.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits coastal rivers, streams and inundated ponds and paddy fields (Ref. 41236)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Menon, A.G.K.. 1999. (Ref. 41236)

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