Frecklefin eel
Macrognathus maculatus
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A spiny eel.
- Scientific name
- Macrognathus maculatus
- Family
- Mastacembelidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Mastacembelidae
- Order
- Synbranchiformes
- Synonyms
- Mastacembelus billitonensis, Mastacembelus maculatus, Mastacembelus maculatus chrysogaster, Mastacembelus maculatus dictyogaster, Mastacembelus perakensis, Mastacembelus vaillanti
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 28 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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