Macrognathus
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Macrognathus is a genus of eel-like fish of the family Mastacembelidae of the order Synbranchiformes.
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Macrognathus | |
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Peacock Eel (M. siamensis) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Synbranchiformes |
Family: | Mastacembelidae |
Genus: | Macrognathus Lacepède, 1800 |
Type species | |
Ophidium aculeatum Bloch, 1786 | |
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These fish are distributed throughout most of South and Southeast Asia.[1] Macrognathus species feed on small aquatic insect larvae as well as oligochaetes.[1]