Family : Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Order : Synbranchiformes  (spiny eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : One-stripe spinyeel
Fish Name : Macrognathus aral
Max size : 63.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7308)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical; 10°N - 4°N
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in running and stagnant waters (Ref. 4833). Found in fresh and brackish waters and deltas of large rivers, common in ponds and slow flowing rivers with vegetation in plains (Ref. 41236). Inhabits still waters with silt or mud substrate. Believed to be common in rice paddy fields. Nocturnal feeder, on insects and worms
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Pethiyagoda, R.. 1991. (Ref. 6028)

India country information
Common Names : One-stripe spinyeel, ആരല്, மோனரல், மோனாரால், Aral, Mona-arel
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish
Uses : no uses