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Mastacembelus
Mastacembelus is a genus of many species of spiny eel fish from the family Mastacembelidae. They are native to Africa (c. 45 species) and Asia (c. 15 species). Most are found in rivers and associated systems, but there are also species in other freshwater habitats and a particularly rich radiation is found in the Lake Tanganyika basin with 15 species (14 endemic).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 68 known species
Tire Track Eel
speciesMastacembelus armatus
Fire Eel
speciesMastacembelus erythrotaenia
Tire track eel
speciesMastacembelus favus
Mastacembelus liberiensis
speciesMastacembelus liberiensis
Longtail Spiny Eel
speciesMastacembelus frenatus
Mastacembelus unicolor
speciesMastacembelus unicolor
Mastacembelus moorii
speciesMastacembelus moorii
Mesopotamian Spiny Eel
speciesMastacembelus mastacembelus
Mastacembelus tinwini
speciesMastacembelus tinwini
Mastacembelus notophthalmus
speciesMastacembelus notophthalmus
Malawi Spiny Eel
speciesMastacembelus shiranus
Mastacembelus ellipsifer
speciesMastacembelus ellipsifer
Mastacembelus albomaculatus
speciesMastacembelus albomaculatus
Mastacembelus platysoma
speciesMastacembelus platysoma
Mastacembelus cunningtoni
speciesMastacembelus cunningtoni
Mastacembelus niger
speciesMastacembelus niger
Mastacembelus dictyon
speciesMastacembelus dictyon
Mastacembelus strigiventus
speciesMastacembelus strigiventus
Mastacembelus marchei
speciesMastacembelus marchei
Mastacembelus ophidium
speciesMastacembelus ophidium
Mastacembelus flavidus
speciesMastacembelus flavidus
Mastacembelus seiteri
speciesMastacembelus seiteri
Mastacembelus praensis
speciesMastacembelus praensis
Mastacembelus tanganicae
speciesMastacembelus tanganicae
Mastacembelus plagiostomus
speciesMastacembelus plagiostomus
Mastacembelus congicus
speciesMastacembelus congicus
Mastacembelus pantherinus
speciesMastacembelus pantherinus
Mastacembelus taiaensis
speciesMastacembelus taiaensis
Mastacembelus greshoffi
speciesMastacembelus greshoffi
Mastacembelus paucispinis
speciesMastacembelus paucispinis
Mastacembelus robertsi
speciesMastacembelus robertsi
Mastacembelus sanagali
speciesMastacembelus sanagali
Mastacembelus traversi
speciesMastacembelus traversi
Ocellated Spiny Eel
speciesMastacembelus vanderwaali
Mastacembelus zebratus
speciesMastacembelus zebratus
Blind spiny eel
speciesMastacembelus brichardi
Mastacembelus cryptacanthus
speciesMastacembelus cryptacanthus
Boulenger's spiny eel
speciesMastacembelus alboguttatus
Mastacembelus apectoralis
speciesMastacembelus apectoralis
Mastacembelus catchpolei
speciesMastacembelus catchpolei
Mastacembelus decorsei
speciesMastacembelus decorsei
Mastacembelus dienbienensis
speciesMastacembelus dienbienensis
Mastacembelus kakrimensis
speciesMastacembelus kakrimensis
Mastacembelus loennbergii
speciesMastacembelus loennbergii
Mastacembelus simbi
speciesMastacembelus simbi
Mastacembelus triolobus
speciesMastacembelus triolobus
Mastacembelus trispinosus
speciesMastacembelus trispinosus
Mastacembelus goro
speciesMastacembelus goro
Mastacembelus ubangipaucispinis
speciesMastacembelus ubangipaucispinis
Mastacembelus kadeiensis
speciesMastacembelus kadeiensis
Mastacembelus batesii
speciesMastacembelus batesii
Mastacembelus binhluensis
speciesMastacembelus binhluensis
Mastacembelus pani
speciesMastacembelus pani
Mastacembelus truttoides
speciesMastacembelus truttoides
Mastacembelus nigromarginatus
speciesMastacembelus nigromarginatus
Mastacembelus micropectus
speciesMastacembelus micropectus
Mastacembelus flavomarginatus
speciesMastacembelus flavomarginatus
Mastacembelus polli
speciesMastacembelus polli
Mastacembelus reygeli
speciesMastacembelus reygeli
Mastacembelus ansorgii
speciesMastacembelus ansorgii
Where it lives
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