Macrognathus
Macrognathus is a genus of eel-like fish of the family Mastacembelidae of the order Synbranchiformes.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSynbranchiformes
- FamilyMastacembelidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
via GBIF
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Appearance and anatomy
- In the aquarium
- Species
- References
Macrognathus is a genus of eel-like fish of the family Mastacembelidae of the order Synbranchiformes.
These fish are distributed throughout most of South and Southeast Asia. Macrognathus species feed on small aquatic insect larvae as well as oligochaetes.