Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Genus Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Synbranchiformes

Mastacembelidae Swainson, 1839

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

VertebrataCuvier, 1812accepted genus name
Agnatha Cope, 1889 taxonomically included in
Gnathostomata von Zittel, 1879 taxonomically included in

Family group names

Mastacembelus Scopoli, 1777 taxonomically included in

Children

Mastacembelus Scopoli, 1777

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: spiny eels

Literature

basis of record

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

taxonomy source

Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230.

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Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Mastacembelidae Swainson, 1839. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267040

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2015-04-17 by Nicolas Bailly

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