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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 | |||