Mastacembelus

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Mastacembelus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Synbranchiformes Family: Mastacembelidae Genus: Mastacembelus Scopoli (ex Gronow), 1777
Species
M. alboguttatus M. armatus M. dayi M. erythrotaenia M. favus M. mastacembelus M. notophthalmus M. oatesii M. pantherinus M. tinwini M. unicolor

Mastacembelus is a genus of many species of spiny eel fish from the family Mastacembelidae. Some species are relatively common in the aquarium trade such as the fire eel (M. erythrotaenia) and tire track eel (M. armatus).

[edit] References

• "Mastacembelus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. December 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.