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Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)

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🗒 Synonyms
synonymMacroganthus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
synonymMacrognathus aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
synonymMacrognathus aculeatum (Bloch, 1786)
synonymMacrograthus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
synonymMastacembelus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
synonymOphidium aculeatum Bloch, 1786
synonymRhynchobdella aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
synonymRhynchobdella ocellata Cuvier, 1832
synonymRhyncobdella aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
synonymRhyncobdella aculeata siamensis (non Günther, 1861)
synonymRhyncobdella ocellata Cuvier, 1832
🗒 Common Names
Bengali
  • Gachi
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Freshwater
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
Contributors 
Thomas Vattakaven
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY_NC
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 52 - 56; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 50 - 54
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Taki, Y. 1974 Fishes of the Lao Mekong Basin. United States Agency for International development Mission to Laos Agriculture Division. 232 p.
    Description
    Body with series of obliquely oriented bars . 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 .
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Taki, Y. 1974 Fishes of the Lao Mekong Basin. United States Agency for International Development Mission to Laos Agriculture Division. 232 p.
    No Data
    📚 Natural History
    Life Cycle
    Produces a minimum of 1000 eggs.
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag fur Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
    Migration
    Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p.
    Size
    Max Length

    25 (unsexed) 

    Size

    38.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; )

    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Smith, H.M. 1945 The fresh-water fishes of Siam, or Thailand. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 188:633 p.
    Trophic Strategy
    Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers . Found in lowland wetlands and peats.
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Pantulu, V.R. 1986 Fish of the lower Mekong basin p. 721-741. In: B.R. Davies and K.F. Walker (eds.) The ecology of river systems. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
    Diseases
    Allocreadium Infestation 5. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Allogomtiorema Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Bacterial Infections (general). Bacterial ; Camallanus Infection 6. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Capillaria Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Cotylogonoporum Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Paracamallanus Infection 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Rhyncopharynx Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. $
    2. Bassleer, G. 1997 Color guide of tropical fish : on freshwater fish. Bassleer Biofish, Westmeerbeek, Belgium. 272 p. $
    No Data
    📚 Habitat and Distribution
    General Habitat
    Habitat benthopelagic; potamodromous ; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 15
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p.
    Description
    Remark

    Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers

    Occurrence

    native 

    Distribution

    Asia: Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Indonesia. Reported from Bangladesh and Nepal ; India .

    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Roberts, T.R. 1989 The freshwater fishes of Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia). Mem. Calif. Acad. Sci. 14:210 p.
    No Data
    📚 Occurrence
    No Data
    📚 Demography and Conservation
    Conservation Status
    Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
    No Data
    📚 Uses and Management
    Uses
    fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5152, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Shrestha, J. 1994 Fishes, fishing implements and methods of Nepal. Smt. M.D. Gupta, Lalitpur Colony, Lashkar (Gwalior), India. 150 p. Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag fur Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
    No Data
    📚 Information Listing
    References
    Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
    1. Taki, Y. 1974 Fishes of the Lao Mekong Basin. United States Agency for International development Mission to Laos Agriculture Division. 232 p.
    Overview > Diagnostic > Description
    1. Taki, Y. 1974 Fishes of the Lao Mekong Basin. United States Agency for International Development Mission to Laos Agriculture Division. 232 p.
    Natural History > Life Cycle
    1. Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag fur Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
    Natural History > Migration
    1. Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p.
    Natural History > Size
    1. Smith, H.M. 1945 The fresh-water fishes of Siam, or Thailand. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 188:633 p.
    Natural History > Trophic Strategy
    1. Pantulu, V.R. 1986 Fish of the lower Mekong basin p. 721-741. In: B.R. Davies and K.F. Walker (eds.) The ecology of river systems. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
    Natural History > Diseases
    1. Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. $
    2. Bassleer, G. 1997 Color guide of tropical fish : on freshwater fish. Bassleer Biofish, Westmeerbeek, Belgium. 272 p. $
    Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
    1. Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p.
    Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
    1. Roberts, T.R. 1989 The freshwater fishes of Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia). Mem. Calif. Acad. Sci. 14:210 p.
    Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
    Uses and Management > Uses
    1. Shrestha, J. 1994 Fishes, fishing implements and methods of Nepal. Smt. M.D. Gupta, Lalitpur Colony, Lashkar (Gwalior), India. 150 p. Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag fur Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.

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    📚 Meta data
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    🐾 Taxonomy
    RootRoot
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassActinopterygii
    OrderSynbranchiformes
    FamilyMastacembelidae
    GenusMacrognathus
    SpeciesMacrognathus aculeatus (Bloch 1786)
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