88 Species in Family Mastacembelidae
Nominal species list for Mastacembelidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786) Lesser spiny eel
Macrognathus albus Plamoottil & Abraham, 2014 Spotless spiny eel
Macrognathus aral (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) One-stripe spinyeel
Macrognathus aureus Britz, 2010
Macrognathus caudiocellatus (Boulenger, 1893)
Macrognathus circumcinctus (Hora, 1924)
Macrognathus dorsiocellatus Britz, 2010
Macrognathus fasciatus Plamoottil & Abraham, 2014 Yellow banded spiny eel
Macrognathus guentheri (Day, 1865) Malabar spinyeel
Macrognathus keithi (Herre, 1940)
Macrognathus lineatomaculatus Britz, 2010
Macrognathus maculatus (Cuvier, 1832) Frecklefin eel
Macrognathus malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849)
Macrognathus meklongensis Roberts, 1986
Macrognathus morehensis Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2000
Macrognathus obscurus Britz, 2010
Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822 Barred spiny eel
Macrognathus pavo Britz, 2010
Macrognathus pentophthalmos (Gronow, 1854)
Macrognathus semiocellatus Roberts, 1986
Macrognathus siamensis (Günther, 1861) Peacock eel
Macrognathus taeniagaster (Fowler, 1935)
Macrognathus tapirus Kottelat & Widjanarti, 2005
Macrognathus zebrinus (Blyth, 1858) Zebra spiny eel
Mastacembelus alboguttatus Boulenger, 1893
Mastacembelus albomaculatus Poll, 1953
Mastacembelus ansorgii Boulenger, 1905
Mastacembelus apectoralis Brown, Britz, Bills, Rüber & Day, 2011
Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède, 1800) Zig-zag eel
Mastacembelus aviceps Roberts & Stewart, 1976
Mastacembelus brachyrhinus Boulenger, 1899
Mastacembelus brichardi (Poll, 1958) Blind spiny eel
Mastacembelus catchpolei Fowler, 1936
Mastacembelus congicus Boulenger, 1896
Mastacembelus crassus Roberts & Stewart, 1976
Mastacembelus cryptacanthus Günther, 1867
Mastacembelus cunningtoni Boulenger, 1906
Mastacembelus dayi Boulenger, 1912
Mastacembelus decorsei Pellegrin, 1919
Mastacembelus dienbienensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005
Mastacembelus ellipsifer Boulenger, 1899
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1850 Fire eel
Mastacembelus favus Hora, 1924 Tire track eel
Mastacembelus flavidus Matthes, 1962
Mastacembelus frenatus Boulenger, 1901 Longtail spiny eel
Mastacembelus greshoffi Boulenger, 1901
Mastacembelus kadeiensis Roberts, 2020
Mastacembelus kakrimensis Vreven & Teugels, 2005
Mastacembelus latens Roberts & Stewart, 1976
Mastacembelus liberiensis Boulenger, 1898
Mastacembelus loennbergii Boulenger, 1898
Mastacembelus marchei Sauvage, 1879
Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Banks & Solander, 1794) Euphrates spiny eel
Mastacembelus micropectus Matthes, 1962
Mastacembelus moorii Boulenger, 1898
Mastacembelus niger Sauvage, 1879
Mastacembelus nigromarginatus Boulenger, 1898
Mastacembelus notophthalmus Roberts, 1989
Mastacembelus oatesii Boulenger, 1893
Mastacembelus ophidium Günther, 1894
Mastacembelus pantherinus Britz, 2007
Mastacembelus paucispinis Boulenger, 1899
Mastacembelus plagiostomus Matthes, 1962
Mastacembelus platysoma Poll & Matthes, 1962
Mastacembelus polli Vreven, 2005
Mastacembelus praensis (Travers, 1992)
Mastacembelus reygeli Vreven & Snoeks, 2009
Mastacembelus robertsi (Vreven & Teugels, 1996)
Mastacembelus sanagali Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972
Mastacembelus seiteri Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972
Mastacembelus sexdecimspinus (Roberts & Travers, 1986)
Mastacembelus shiloangoensis (Vreven, 2004)
Mastacembelus shiranus Günther, 1896 Malawi spinyeel
Mastacembelus simbi Vreven & Stiassny, 2009
Mastacembelus strigiventus Zhou & Yang, 2011
Mastacembelus taiaensis (Travers, 1992)
Mastacembelus tanganicae Günther, 1894
Mastacembelus thacbaensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005
Mastacembelus tinwini Britz, 2007
Mastacembelus traversi (Vreven & Teugels, 1997)
Mastacembelus triolobus Zhou & Yang, 2011
Mastacembelus trispinosus Steindachner, 1911
Mastacembelus ubangipaucispinis Roberts, 2020
Mastacembelus undulatus (McClelland, 1844)
Mastacembelus unicolor Cuvier, 1832
Mastacembelus vanderwaali Skelton, 1976 Ocellated spiny eel
Mastacembelus zebratus Matthes, 1962
Sinobdella sinensis (Bleeker, 1870)
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