Spiny Eel

Mastacembelus praensis

Eel of the Niger Basin

Spiny Eel is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 35.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Swamp Eels
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Mastacembelus
Maximum length: 35.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Africa: discontinuous distribution: from Cavally (Liberia-Ivory Coast border) to Sassandra basins (Ivory Coast) and from Bia (Ivory Coast) to Densu River basins (Ghana); also recorded from the inner Niger River delta (Mali) (Ref. 57415 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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