Macrognathus pancalus

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.^[3]

Macrognathus pancalus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Synbranchiformes
Family:	Mastacembelidae
Genus:	Macrognathus
Species:	M. pancalus
Binomial name
Macrognathus pancalus (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Natural range includes India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan.[2]
Synonyms[3]
Mastacembelus pancalus (Hamilton, 1822) Mastacembelus punctatus Cuvier, 1832