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Mastacembelidae
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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).
Species
spiny eels
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSynbranchiformes
- FamilyMastacembelidae
Les Mastacembelidae sont une famille de poissons Synbranchiformes. Ces espèces sont communément appelées anguilles épineuses ou anguilles des marais et se rencontrent en Afrique, en Asie du Sud-Est et en Asie du Sud. Elles vivent en eau douce ou saumâtre. Certaines s'enfouissent dans le substrat pendant la journée, d'autres ont été retrouvées enterrées dans le sol durant les périodes de sécheresses.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 63
- Family
- Mastacembelidae
- Collections
- USNM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AUM, CAS, AM, QM
- Recorded in
- Myanmar, Somalia, Cameroon, United States, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The
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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).
In an evaluation of the family in 2004, the subfamilies of Mastacembelidae were found to not be well supported and were rejected. Also, the genera Caecomastacembelus and Aethiomastacembelus were placed in synonymy with Mastacembelus.
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