Family : Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Order : Synbranchiformes  (spiny eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Malabar spinyeel
Fish Name : Macrognathus guentheri
Max size : 26.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in pools and running waters
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Malabar spinyeel, ആരല്, ആരോന്, Aaral, Aaron, Aral
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses