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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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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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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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Australian longfin eel

The Australian longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) is a large catadromous species native to eastern Australia and some Pa...

Australia Large Freshwater Anguillidae

6.8 Fair

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Barred spiny eel

The barred spiny eel is a freshwater mastacembelid from Asia, characterized by prominent vertical or diagonal dark bars...

Asia Banded Freshwater Mastacembelidae

6.0 Fair

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Asian swamp eel

The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) is an air-breathing freshwater fish native to South and East Asia, capable of sur...

Asia Freshwater Invasive Synbranchidae

6.0 Fair

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One-stripe spiny eel

The one-stripe spiny eel is a freshwater mastacembelid from South or Southeast Asia, distinguished by a single prominent...

Asia Striped Freshwater Mastacembelidae

5.8 Mediocre

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Rice-paddy eel

The rice-paddy eel is an aquatic fish in the family Ophichthidae that notably inhabits estuaries and freshwater rivers a...

Asia Freshwater Burrowing Ophichthidae

5.5 Mediocre

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Lesser spiny eel

The lesser spiny eel (Macrognathus aculeatus) is a small freshwater mastacembelid from South and Southeast Asia, one of...

Small Asia Freshwater Mastacembelidae

5.5 Mediocre

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Marbled swamp eel

The marbled swamp eel (Synbranchus marmoratus) is a freshwater synbranchid from Central and South America, notable for a...

Amphibious South America Freshwater Synbranchidae

5.5 Mediocre

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Caribbean swamp eel

The Caribbean swamp eel is a synbranchid eel of freshwater and brackish habitats across the Caribbean basin, capable of...

Rare Caribbean Freshwater Synbranchidae

5.5 Mediocre