Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Macrognathus pancalus, commonly known as the barred spiny eel or Indian spiny eel, or পাঁকাল in Bengali is a small species of spiny eel from South Asia, where it is usually found inhabiting slow and shallow rivers. Males are more slender and often smaller than the females.
Wikipedia contributors, Macrognathus pancalus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:06:46.471621+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822
- Name authority
- Hamilton, 1822
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Synbranchiformes
- Family
- Mastacembelidae
- Genus
- Macrognathus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSynbranchiformes
- suborderMastacembeloidei
- familyMastacembelidae Swainson, 1839
- genusMacrognathus Lacepède, 1800
- speciesMacrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Macrognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Macrognathus pentophthalmos (Gronow, 1854) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus siamensis (Günther, 1861) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus taeniagaster (Fowler, 1935) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus zebrinus (Blyth, 1858) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus dorsiocellatus Britz, 2010 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus obscurus Britz, 2010 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus maculatus (Cuvier, 1832) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus guentheri (Day, 1865) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus aureus Britz, 2010 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus keithi (Herre, 1940) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macrognathus fasciatus Plamoottil & Abraham, 2014 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Macrognathus puncalus Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Mastacembelus panaculas (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Mastacembelus pancala Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Mastacembelus punctatus Cuvier, 1832 Cuvier, 1832 | synonym |
| Mastacembelus pancalus (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London, i–vii + 1–405, Pls. 1–39. [Often seen as Hamilton–Buchanan or Buchanan–Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6R4DW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.