Scientific Name
Macrognathus aculeatus
Common Name
Lesser spiny eel
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 14 - 20;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 52-56;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 50 - 54. Body with series of obliquely oriented bars (Ref. 39392). Dorsal and anal fins with a row of isolated spines followed by a long continuous soft portion, both fins extending to but not confluent with caudal fin. Pelvic fins absent. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 4792).