NAH-DANG

Description: 

*Assamese Name: Tora, Tura, Turi
*Binomial Name: Macrognathus aral & Macrognathus pancalus (both species are available in Assam)
*English Name: Stripped spinyeel
*Other Names: Havumeenu (Kannada), Vam, Vambat (Marathi), Aral (Tamil)
*Grows upto: Max 18cm
*Habitat: Benthopelagic, freshwater, brackish
*Feeding on: quatic insects, crustaceans, annelids, small forage fish
*Distribution: Widely distributed in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan
*Conservation Status: Least concern (LC) as assessed in 2010

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