Mastacembelus alboguttatus
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Mastacembelus alboguttatus
| authority = Boulenger, 1893{{Fishbase|Mastacembelus|alboguttatus|month=August|year=2019}}
}}
Boulenger's spiny eel (Mastacembelus alboguttatus){{cite book |last=Jennings |first=G. H. |date=1998 |title=The Sea and Freshwater Fishes of Arabia: The Pocketbook, Volume 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6pKYI0YqyD0C&q=Mastacembelus+alboguttatus&pg=PA172 |publisher=Calypso Publications |page=172 |isbn=0906301572 |access-date=June 8, 2015}} is a species of ray-finned fish endemic to India, Myanmar and Thailand, known from Sittaung River, Salween River and Manipur River and possibly Irrawaddy River. Inhabiting large rivers and tributaries, it is consumed by locals but is uncommon in the aquarium trade. It may be threatened by habitat loss for deforestation, dams and overfishing and is harmless to humans.
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External links
- [http://www.fishbase.org/summary/25282 FishBase profile]
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Category:Freshwater fish of Southeast Asia
Category:Fish described in 1893
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