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| Scientific Name | Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ganges River drainage, India. |
| Etymology | Macrognathus: Greek, makros = great + Greek, gnathos = jaw. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Reported from Nepal. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on insect larvae and other small aquatic creatures. Can be difficult to wean off live or frozen food. Home made "shrimp-mix" is often accepted. User data. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 30, 364, Pl. 22 (fig. 7). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up M. pancalus on Fishbase |
 | Look up M. pancalus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up M. pancalus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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| Last Update | 2015 Jun 06 01:54 (species record created: 2015 May 28 14:24) |