Zebra spiny eel
Macrognathus zebrinus
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A spiny eel from Myanmar, from the Irrawaddy, Sittaung and Salween basins. Active at dusk and at night, it hunts small fish and invertebrates.
- Scientific name
- Macrognathus zebrinus
- Family
- Mastacembelidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Mastacembelidae
- Order
- Synbranchiformes
- Synonyms
- Mastacembelus zebrinus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 46 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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