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Spiny eel (Mastacembelus congicus)
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Mastacembelidae

Spiny eel

Mastacembelus congicus

Eel of the Congo Basin

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Spiny eel is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 43.5 cm.

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