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The fire eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia) is a relatively large species of spiny eel. This omnivorous freshwater fish is native to Southeast Asia but is also found in the aquarium trade. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Although it has declined locally (especially in parts of Cambodia and Thailand) due to overfishing , it remains common overall.
These fish have an eel-like body. The largest species can reach a maximum length of 1 m (3.3 ft). [3] Very characteristic of this group is the long nose appendage with two tubulated nostrils. [3] Mastacembelids have a series of well-separated dorsal spines on their back, hence the name of their family, spiny eels. [3]
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Gymnothorax miliaris, the goldentail moray, bastard eel, [1] or conger moray, ...
Ilyophinae has a name based on that of its type genus Ilyophis, this name combines ilys which is Greek for "mud", probably an allusion to the soft, silty substrate habitat of I. brunneus, with ophis, meaning "serpent", referring to the snake-like shape of eels.
Notacanthidae, the deep-sea spiny eels, are a family of fishes found worldwide below 125 m (410 ft), and as deep as 3,500 m (11,500 ft).. Their bodies are greatly elongated, though more tapered than in true eels.
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All species in this genus were formerly classified in Monopterus, but a 2020 study found them to represent a distinct monophyletic clade from Monopterus.Due to this, the genus name Ophichthys, previously coined by William Swainson, was revived to be used for them.
Macrognathus pancalus, the barred spiny eel or Indian spiny eel, or পাঁকাল in bengali is a small freshwater fish in southern Asia. It usually is found in slow and shallow rivers. It usually is found in slow and shallow rivers.