Mastacembelus alboguttatus Boulenger, 1893
Mastacembelus alboguttatus
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Max. size:  49 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Sittang river in Myanmar and Salween basin in Thailand (Ref. 39293).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 35-35; Dorsal soft rays (total): 73-73; Anal soft rays: 74-74; Vertebrae: 82-82. Body and fins with very numerous, small round pale spots without dark edges; body with numerous rings composed of 9-10 small pale spots encircling a somewhat larger dark spot; caudal fin rays 21 (Ref. 39392).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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