Fire Eel
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| Scientific name | Mastacembelus erythrotaenia |
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| Conservation status | Least Concern |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Mastacembelus |
| Order | Synbranchiformes |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 2980482 |
About Fire Eel
The fire eel is a relatively large species of spiny eel. This omnivorous freshwater fish is native to in Southeast Asia but also found in the aquarium trade. Although it has declined locally because of this trade and overfishing for food, it remains common overall.