Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede, 1800)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/149942 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13187789 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B96E0105-7A5D-6319-ED31-3DBBFA22FB5C |
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Felipe |
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Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede, 1800) |
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14. Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede, 1800) View in CoL (Tiretrack spiny-eel)
1800. Macrognathus armatus Lacepede, Hist. nat. poiss., 2: 283, 286.
2013. Mastacembelus armatus : Kottelat, The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. (27): 312.
Material examined: V/4134 , 2 ex., 23.5–27 cm, Purna River near Morali village, 26.xi.2019 .
Distribution: Widely distributed in India, found in fresh and brackish waters of hills as well as plains. It is rarely recorded from the waters of the sanctuary.
Remarks: This dull brown colored fish with one to three darker, longitudinal zig-zag lines, constitutes incredibly good food. Greatly in demand in most parts of India.
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