Macrognathus siangensis, a new spiny eel from Brahmaputra basin, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes)
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Biology - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Macrognathus siangensis, new species, from the Siang River, Brahmaputra drainage, northeast India, is distinguished from all other congeners by the following combination of characters: lack of rostral tooth plates, dorsal-fin spines 15-19, dark spots like imperfect ocelli along the base of dorsal soft branched fin rays 7-11, dark blotches at the mid-lateral sides of body 22-27, dorsal fin rays with two rows of parallel greyish streaks, caudal fin rays with 4-6 striated greyish streaks and body width 59.0-67.4% of its depth. A key to Macrognathus species of northeast India including the newly described one is provided
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Arunkumar L
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