Barred Spiny Eel
Macrognathus pancalus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Macrognathus pancalus, commonly known as the barred spiny eel or Indian spiny eel, or পাঁকাল in Bengali is a small species of spiny eel from South Asia, where it is usually found inhabiting slow and shallow rivers. Males are more slender and often smaller than the females.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Synbranchiformes
- Family
- Mastacembelidae
- Genus
- Macrognathus