Mastacembelidae

Macrognathus siamenis, a species of familia Mastacembelidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Synbranchiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Anabantaria Ordo: Synbranchiformes

Familia: Mastacembelidae
Genera (6): Aethiomastacembelus – Caecomastacembelus – Macrognathus – Mastacembelus – Mastacemeblus – Sinobdella

References

• Brown, K. 2012: X-ray computed tomography of spiny eels: Using state-of-the-art imaging technology to shed light on evolutionary processes. Opticon1826, 7(12):21. DOI: 10.5334/opt.121213
• Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]
• Sufi, S.M.K., 1956: Revision of the Oriental fishes of the family Mastacembelidae. The Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, 27: 93–146. Full article: [2]

Vernacular names

English: Fire eel, Spiny eel
日本語: トゲウナギ科
ไทย: ปลาหลด, ปลากระทิง

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