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Electric eel

The electric eel, *Electrophorus electricus*, is a South American freshwater fish belonging to the Gymnotidae family. It...

Electric South America Freshwater Predatory

9.5 Brilliant

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Japanese eel

The Japanese eel, *Anguilla japonica*, is a catadromous fish meaning it lives primarily in freshwater rivers and lakes b...

Pacific Freshwater Endangered Anguillidae

9.1 Excellent

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European eel

The European eel, *Anguilla anguilla*, is a catadromous fish belonging to the Anguillidae family. It’s notable for its c...

Atlantic Freshwater Endangered Anguillidae

8.8 Great

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New Zealand longfin eel

The New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) is endemic to New Zealand and is one of the world's longest-lived f...

New Zealand Freshwater Endangered Anguillidae

8.5 Great

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Fire eel

The fire eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia) is a large freshwater spiny eel from Southeast Asia, popular in the aquarium...

Southeast Asia Aquarium Freshwater Mastacembelidae

8.5 Great

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Mediterranean moray

The Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena) is a marine fish native to the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, famously d...

Mediterranean Reef Marine Nocturnal

7.5 Good

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Viper moray

The viper moray (Enchelycore nigricans) is a tropical marine eel found in the Atlantic Ocean, distinguished by its dark...

Reef Marine Nocturnal Atlantic

7.5 Good

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Peacock eel

The peacock eel (Macrognathus siamensis) is a freshwater spiny eel native to Thailand and Cambodia, named for the distin...

Southeast Asia Aquarium Freshwater Mastacembelidae

7.5 Good

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American eel

The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a catadromous species ranging from Greenland to Brazil that shares its Sargasso...

Vulnerable Atlantic Freshwater Anguillidae

7.4 Good

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Giant mottled eel

The giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata) is the most widely distributed Anguilla species, ranging from East Africa acr...

Large Freshwater Indo Pacific Anguillidae

7.2 Good

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Spotted moray

The spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa) is a common reef eel of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, identifiable by its...

Reef Marine Nocturnal Atlantic

7.0 Good

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Tiretrack eel

The tiretrack eel (Mastacembelus favus) is a freshwater spiny eel from South and Southeast Asia, named for its distincti...

Southeast Asia Patterned Freshwater Mastacembelidae

7.0 Good

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Tire-track spiny eel

The tire-track spiny eel (Mastacembelus armatus) is a large freshwater mastacembelid from South Asia, recognized by a de...

Southeast Asia Aquarium Freshwater Mastacembelidae

7.0 Good

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Zebra spiny eel

The zebra spiny eel (Macrognathus zebrinus) is a freshwater mastacembelid native to Myanmar, named for its bold alternat...

Southeast Asia Striped Freshwater Mastacembelidae

7.0 Good

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New Zealand shortfin eel

The New Zealand shortfin eel (Anguilla australis) is a catadromous species found across New Zealand, southeastern Austra...

New Zealand Freshwater Migratory Anguillidae

6.9 Fair

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Lake Tanganyika spiny eel

The Lake Tanganyika spiny eel is one of several Mastacembelus species endemic to Africa's Lake Tanganyika, the world's s...

Endemic Africa Freshwater Mastacembelidae

6.0 Fair

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Tanganyika spiny eel

The Tanganyika spiny eel is a Mastacembelus species endemic to Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, part of a diverse species f...

Endemic Africa Freshwater Mastacembelidae

5.8 Mediocre

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African longfin eel

The African longfin eel (Anguilla mossambica) is a catadromous species native to rivers of eastern and southern Africa,...

Tropical Africa Freshwater Anguillidae

5.6 Mediocre

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Spot-finned spiny eel

The spot-finned spiny eel is a freshwater mastacembelid from South or Southeast Asia, named for conspicuous spots or oce...

Endemic Africa Freshwater Mastacembelidae

5.5 Mediocre

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East African mottled eel

The East African mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis labiata) is a subspecies of the Indian mottled eel occurring in river...

Africa Subtropical Freshwater Anguillidae

4.7 Poor