Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822

Banyal, Harinder Singh, Kumar, Sanjeev & Sharma, Indu, 2020, First report on Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang, Gujarat, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4), pp. 341-350 : 346

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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/149942

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Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822
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13. Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822 View in CoL (One-stripe spiny-eel)

1822. Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges: 30, 364.

Material examined: V/4125, 1 ex, 9 cm, Purna River near

Mahal village , 21.xi.2019; V/4133 , 1 ex, 13 cm, Purna River near Morali village, 26.xi.2019 .

Distribution: Widely distributed in India, found in fresh and brackish waters. Rarely found in the waters of the sanctuary.

Remarks: This eel like fish with greenish-olive along back, yellowish on belly, with many yellowish white spots on flanks and often banded with dark brown vertical bands is considered as a nutritious food. Found in almost all the lowland aquatic habitats.

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