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The peacock eel (Macrognathus siamensis) is a freshwater fish belonging to the spiny eel family, Mastacembelidae. Native to the river basins of mainland Southeast Asia, including the Chao Phraya and Mekong, it inhabits slow-moving waters with sandy or muddy substrates where it can burrow. The specie...

The zebra spiny eel, Macrognathus zebrinus, is a freshwater fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is native to Myanmar and is named for the contrasting light and dark bands along its elongated body, a pattern that distinguishes it from more uniformly coloured spiny eels. Like other mastacembelids,...

The tire-track spiny eel (Mastacembelus armatus) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Mastacembelidae, native to South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Its elongated body carries a dark, maze-like pattern, while its dorsal fin begins with a row of spines. It is generally demersal, often bu...

The tiretrack eel (Mastacembelus favus) is a tropical freshwater spiny eel in the family Mastacembelidae, recorded from Thailand through the Malay Peninsula. It has an elongated body marked by dark reticulated lines that create the tire-track appearance used in its common name. The species inhabits...

The Lake Tanganyika spiny eel is one of several Mastacembelus species endemic to Africa's Lake Tanganyika, the world's second-deepest lake, in East Africa's Rift Valley.

The barred spiny eel is a freshwater mastacembelid from Asia, characterized by prominent vertical or diagonal dark bars crossing the length of its slender, elongated body.

The halfbanded spiny eel (Macrognathus circumcinctus) is a small freshwater fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It occurs in Southeast Asia and has the elongated body, pointed snout, and separate dorsal spines typical of spiny eels. Its common name refers to dark markings that form incomplete bands,...

The Tanganyika spiny eel is a Mastacembelus species endemic to Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, part of a diverse species flock that evolved in this ancient rift lake.

The one-stripe spiny eel is a freshwater mastacembelid from South or Southeast Asia, distinguished by a single prominent lateral stripe extending along the length of its body.

The spot-finned spiny eel is a freshwater mastacembelid from South or Southeast Asia, named for conspicuous spots or ocelli on its dorsal fin that distinguish it from relatives.

The lesser spiny eel (Macrognathus aculeatus) is a freshwater fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It has a slender, laterally compressed body and a pointed snout, with a series of small spines at the front of the dorsal fin. The species occurs in parts of South and Southeast Asia and is associated w...