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Peacock eel (Macrognathus siamensis)
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Ecological Illustration of Peacock eel (Macrognathus siamensis)
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Mastacembelidae

Peacock eel

Macrognathus siamensis

At Dusk a Buried Head Emerges

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Peacock eel is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Swamp Eels
Family
Mastacembelidae
Genus
Macrognathus
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
anguilliform
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