Synonyms: Ophidium aculeatum: loch, 1787. Rhynchodella aculeata: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937. Macrognathus aculeatus: Smith, 1945; Munro, 1955; Sterba, 1962; Bhuiyan, 1964. Common name: Spiny eel (English name). Bangla name: Tara baim. Taxonomic position:
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Macrognathus aral (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) [ Macrognathus aculeatus ] English Name: One-stripe spinyeel Bengali Name: Tara baim (তারা বাইম) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Vulnerable Macrognathus pancalus (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) Mastacembelus pancalus (Valenciennes, 1832) English Name: Striped spinyeel, Barred spinyeel Bengali Name:
Teachers Profile: Imran Parvez
Imran Parvez Assistant Professor Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) Dinajpur-5200, Bangladesh Contact: Phone: 0088-0531-51734 Fax: 0088-0531-61311 Mobile: 0088-01914503031 Email: imran_bau2007 at yahoo dot com and imranfbghstu at gmail dot com Research