Fish

Fire Eel

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Living

Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.

Gilled animals that live in water, from clownfish to whale sharks.

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Classification

Common name
Fire Eel
Browse group
Fish
Scientific name or taxon
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
Taxon rank
species
Order
Synbranchiformes
Family
Mastacembelidae
Genus
Mastacembelus
Source classification
Actinopterygii

Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.

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