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Family Order: Synbranchiformes 🍽️ 8 Edible

Mastacembelidae

Species
90
Genera
3
Max Length
100 cm
Max Weight
-
Avg Trophic
3.60
Threatened
1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
3 spp.
United States
2 spp.
Malaysia
1 spp.
Singapore
1 spp.
Cambodia
1 spp.
Thailand
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

piscivore
100%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
10 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
90

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 54
Near Threatened 2
Vulnerable 3
Endangered 1
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 9

🐟 Species in Mastacembelidae

90 total
Macrognathus Lineatomaculatus
Macrognathus lineatomaculatus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Macrognathus Malabaricus
Macrognathus malabaricus
💧 Freshwater
Macrognathus Meklongensis
Macrognathus meklongensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Macrognathus Morehensis
Macrognathus morehensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Macrognathus Obscurus
Macrognathus obscurus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Macrognathus Pavo
Macrognathus pavo
DD 💧 Freshwater
Macrognathus Pentophthalmos
Macrognathus pentophthalmos
CR 💧 Freshwater
Macrognathus Semiocellatus
Macrognathus semiocellatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Macrognathus Tapirus
Macrognathus tapirus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Malabar spinyeel
Macrognathus guentheri
LC 💧 Freshwater
Malawi spinyeel
Mastacembelus shiranus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Mastacembelus Alboguttatus
Mastacembelus alboguttatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Ansorgii
Mastacembelus ansorgii
DD 💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Apectoralis
Mastacembelus apectoralis
💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Aviceps
Mastacembelus aviceps
VU 💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Brachyrhinus
Mastacembelus brachyrhinus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Catchpolei
Mastacembelus catchpolei
💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Congicus
Mastacembelus congicus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Crassus
Mastacembelus crassus
VU 💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Cryptacanthus
Mastacembelus cryptacanthus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Dayi
Mastacembelus dayi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Decorsei
Mastacembelus decorsei
💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Dictyon
Mastacembelus dictyon
💧 Freshwater
Mastacembelus Dienbienensis
Mastacembelus dienbienensis
💧 Freshwater