Mastacembelus triolobus Zhou & Yang, 2011

Family:  Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Max. size:  40.9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Long-Jiang, a branch of Ruili-Jiang, Irrawaddy drainage, China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 33-34; Dorsal soft rays (total): 56-60; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 55-59. Can be diagnosed by having the following characters: dorsal fin with 56-60 rays; caudal fin with 17-19 rays; dorsal and anal fins joined to caudal fin only near its base; caudal-fin outline entirely separated from that of dorsal and anal fins; body sides lacking marbling, hexagonal meshes, or irregular dark brown blotches except with 14-15 dark blotches on its back; abdomen grey without a line or hexagonal meshes; and head length less than 3.5 times of head width and 2.8 times of snout length (Ref. 86860).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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