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Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)

Lesser spiny eel
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Thailand country information

Common names: Pla lod, Pla lod jud, Spiny eel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in Mekong River and its tributaries (Ref. 9648); also from Nong Mong (Nan), Krabin (Sa Kaew), Lop Buri, Chi river (Udon Thani), Sakhon Nakhon, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Sawan, Nong Khai, Khon Khan, Chiang Rai, Uthai Thani and Phrae (Ref. 37773). Captured from the wild for the ornamental fish trade (Ref. 6459). Also Ref. 2073, 1632, 39392, 57235.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Monkolprasit, S., S. Sontirat, S. Vimollohakarn and T. Songsirikul, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels) > Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Macrognathus: Greek, makros = great + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce; saumâtre benthopélagique; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15; potamodrome (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Asia: Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Indonesia. Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479) and Nepal (Ref. 9496); India (Ref. 43634); Viet Nam (Ref. 89724).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2073)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 14 - 20; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 52 - 56; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 50 - 54. Body with series of obliquely oriented bars (Ref. 39392). Dorsal and anal fins with a row of isolated spines followed by a long continuous soft portion, both fins extending to but not confluent with caudal fin. Pelvic fins absent. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 4792).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Adults occur in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Found in lowland wetlands and peats. Uncommonly seen in aquarium trades (Ref. 57235).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Produces a minimum of 1000 eggs (Ref. 1672).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Roberts, T.R., 1989. The freshwater fishes of Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia). Mem. Calif. Acad. Sci. 14:210 p. (Ref. 2091)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 December 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless




Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00270 - 0.00466), b=3.00 (2.94 - 3.06), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Fec>1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.