Macrognathus pentophthalmos
| Sri Lanka spiny eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Mastacembelidae |
| Genus: | Macrognathus |
| Species: | M. pentophthalmos |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrognathus pentophthalmos (Gronow, 1854) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mastacembelus pentophthalmos Gronow, 1854 | |
Macrognathus pentophthalmos, the Sri Lanka five-eyed spiny eel, is a small fish endemic to Sri Lanka. It usually is found in running and stagnant waters of freshwater and brackish waters. It is 19.5 cm (7.7 in) in length.[2]
Recently, researches have shown that species once considered to be Macrognathus aral in Sri Lanka, is actually a separate species, Macrognathus pentophthalmos.[3][4]
References
- ↑ http://eol.org/pages/18110505/names/synonyms
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Macrognathus pentophthalmos" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: Freshwater Fish diversity of Sri Lanka". biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- ↑ Pethiyagoda R, et al. (12 November 2008). "Zootaxa, The Sri Lankan spiny eel, Macrognathus pentophthalmos (Teleostei: Mastacembelidae), and its enigmatic decline" (PDF). ISSN 1175-5326. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- "Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2008] Macrognathus pentophthalmos Gronow | Sri Lankan spiny eel (Teleostei: Mastacembelidae), and its enigmatic decline". novataxa.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- http://www.researchgate.net/publication/215565290_The_Sri_Lankan_Five-eyed_Spiny_Eel_Macrognathus_pentophthalmos_(Teleostei_Mastacembelidae)_and_its_enigmatic_decline
- http://www.gbif.org/species/5961591
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