Macrognathus pancalus

Macrognathus pancalus, the barred spiny eel or Indian spiny eel, or পাঁকাল in bengali is a small freshwater fish in southern Asia. It usually is found in slow and shallow rivers. Males are more slender and often smaller than the females.^[2]

Macrognathus pancalus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Synbranchiformes
Family:	Mastacembelidae
Genus:	Macrognathus
Species:	M. pancalus
Binomial name
Macrognathus pancalus (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
Mastacembelus pancalus (Hamilton, 1822) Mastacembelus punctatus Cuvier, 1832