Mastacembelus pancala is a Misspelled Synonym of Macrognathus pancalus that must not be used.

Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822

Barred Spinyeel - Chikra - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Synbranchiformes
Family	:	Mastacembelidae
Genus	:	Macrognathus
Species	:	Macrognathus pancalus

Common Names:

English	:	Barred Spinyeel[729] Striped Spinyeel[729]
Bangla	:	Chikra[729] Gota[729] Gochi[729] Turi[729] Pankal[729] Chikri[729]

Synonyms:

Mastacembelus pancalus (Hamilton, 1822)
Macrognathus puncalus Hamilton, 1822
Mastacembelus panaculas (Hamilton, 1822)
Mastacembelus pancala Hamilton, 1822
Mastacembelus punctatus Cuvier, 1832 Jan

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.9-5.4 : 4.6-5 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 7.3-9.2 : 7-8.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 3-3.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : >1 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D XXIV - XXVI 30-42; A III 31-46; P 17-19; C 12 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B VI; D 32-39/74-90; A 3/75-88; P 23 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B vi; D 24-26/30-39; A 3/31-46; P 19; C 12 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}

Scales:

18 scales between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [667]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [383]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	India[6] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Tulsiganga River, Joypurhat[780] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Kishoreganj Haor Region, Kishoreganj[1026] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Feni river, Feni[1165] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor, Pond ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[274]

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[347]

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: 1296 (min), 3246 (max), 2013 (ave), Specimen length: 1.385 cm. ^[347]
Absolute fecundity: 227 (min), 8,310 (max), Relative fecundity: 45 (min), 274 (max), Specimen length: 10.7-30.3 cm. weight: 0.00503-0. kg. ^[981]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Cast net, Bamboo trap ^[792]
Market price:
200-250 BDT/kg (Size: 18-20 cm, Weight: 30-40 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]