Mastacembelidae

The Mastacembelidae are a family of fishes, known as the spiny eels. The Mastacembelids are part of the Order Synbranchiformes, the swamp eels, which are part of the Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes).

Mastacembelus is a genus of many species of spiny eel fish from the family Mastacembelidae. They are native to Africa ( species) and Asia (c. 15 species). Most are found in rivers and associated systems (even in rapids), 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). A few species can even occur in brackish water.

Macrognathus is a genus of eel-like fish of the family Mastacembelidae of the order Synbranchiformes.

species of fish