Macrognathus [SEP] parent taxon
Macrognathus
Macrognathus is a genus of eel-like fish of the family Mastacembelidae of the order Synbranchiformes.
These fish are distributed throughout most of South and Southeast Asia. "Macrognathus" species feed on small aquatic insect larvae as well as oligochaetes.
Appearance and anatomy.
Most "Macrognathus" species attain in length, but a few surpass this size, with the largest being "M. aral" at up to .
"Macrognathus" are mostly similar to "Mastacembelus". However, they differ in a
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- "Macrognathus guentheri" (Malabar spiny eel)
- "Macrognathus keithi"
- "Macrognathus lineatomaculatus"
- "Macrognathus maculatus" (Frecklefin eel)
- "Macrognathus malabaricus"
- "Macrognathus meklongensis"
- "Macrognathus morehensis"
- "Macrognathus obscurus"
- "Macrognathus pancalus" (Barred spiny eel)
- "Macrognathus pavo"
- "Macrognathus pentophthalmos" (extinct?)
- "Macrognathus semiocellatus"
- "Macrognathus siamensis" (Peacock