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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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Snowflake moray

The snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) is a marine eel distributed across the Indo-Pacific, noted for its unique black a...

Reef Marine Patterned Indo Pacific

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 moray

The peacock moray is a tropical reef-dwelling fish recognized by the striking, eye-like spots decorating its dorsal fin...

Reef Marine Patterned Muraenidae

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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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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Halfbanded spiny eel

The halfbanded spiny eel (Macrognathus circumcinctus) is a small freshwater mastacembelid from Southeast Asia, noted for...

Small Southeast Asia Freshwater Mastacembelidae

6.0 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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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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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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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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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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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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Speckled longfin eel

The speckled longfin eel (Anguilla nebulosa) is a catadromous species found in rivers of South and Southeast Asia, recog...

Patterned Freshwater Indo Pacific Anguillidae

5.3 Mediocre