spinosus, Anabas Gray [J. E.] 1834:no page number, Pl. 89 (fig. 1) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India. Published about 1 Oct. 1834. •Synonym of Anabas testudineus (Bloch 1792) -- (Menon 1999:297 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2013:447 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Anabas testudineus (Bloch 1792). Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.