Macrognathus fasciatus

Macrognathus fasciatus is a species of spiny eel found in the Manimala River and first described in 2014.^[1][2] Macrognathus fasciatus differs from its relative species by the presence of 28–30 dorsal spines, 26–27 vertical lateral lines on the body, 8–9 whitish yellow round spots present in a row in between every two vertical lines and first dorsal spine originate at the level or a little behind the end of pectoral fin.

Macrognathus fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Synbranchiformes
Family:	Mastacembelidae
Genus:	Macrognathus
Species:	M. fasciatus
Binomial name
Macrognathus fasciatus Plamoottil & Abraham, 2014