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upon smaller fish. Mixing them with fish belonging to the same species is also not recommended. This is because they are aggressive to members of the same fish family but peaceful to other fish species with similar care level requirements, size and temperament.
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Taxonomic Information System, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède, 1800), Taxonomic Serial No.: 172692, 2007
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Butler, Rhett Ayers, Tire track Eel, Spiny Eel, White-spotted Spiny Eel (Mastacembelus armatus), Tropical
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and some submerged plant material. In an aquarium setting, they require live foods in their diet such as live fish,
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readings ranging from 6 to 8, and temperatures that are maintained between 73 and 81 °F (23 to 27 °C).
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and food source for humans, aquatic reptiles, birds and other, larger fishes throughout much of its range.
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458:-beige. The body's color is dull brown and the
871:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T166586A60592409.en
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329:systems of the Indian Subcontinent (
1351:IUCN Red List least concern species
857:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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1366:Freshwater fish of Southeast Asia
498:Despite its eel-like appearance,
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558:. They are common during the
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377:. The species was initially
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454:in color while the head is
224:Mastacembelus ponticerianus
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262:Mastacembelus manipurensis
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81:Scientific classification
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235:Mastacembelus marmoratus
395:white-spotted spiny eel
254:Macrognathus hamiltonii
1371:Fish described in 1800
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383:Macrognathus armature
369:, and other parts of
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284:Mastacembelus armatus
243:Macrognathus caudatus
190:Mastacembelus armatus
18:Mastacembelus armatus
602:Aquarium maintenance
521:fish that thrive in
502:is not considered a
216:Macrognathus armatus
652:(not iodated) per 2
434:-like body without
51:Conservation status
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1284:Open Tree of Life
1094:Taxon identifiers
986:Catalog of Fishes
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308:marbled spiny eel
304:tire-track spiny-
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996:13 November
877:19 November
710:eartheaters
706:Loricariids
477:have brown
444:dorsal fins
416:Description
279:zig-zag eel
1345:Categories
833:References
797:and ocean
787:bloodworms
771:blackworms
767:earthworms
749:carnivores
678:M. armatus
642:freshwater
630:M. armatus
576:floodplain
574:and other
556:vegetation
554:and heavy
448:caudal fin
335:Bangladesh
300:tire-track
247:McClelland
827:captivity
815:fecundity
746:nocturnal
729:community
725:catfishes
694:knifefish
622:burrowers
615:substrate
552:riverbeds
550:or rocky
519:nocturnal
483:laterally
379:described
367:Indonesia
347:Sri Lanka
166:Species:
104:Kingdom:
98:Eukaryota
1224:11416036
1180:FishBase
1117:Q2045293
1111:Wikidata
925:FishBase
823:breeding
799:plankton
783:mosquito
690:gouramis
668:hardness
646:brackish
626:capacity
560:tropical
539:waters,
533:wetlands
523:highland
504:true eel
481:running
471:patterns
468:circular
402:aquarium
387:Lacepède
363:Cambodia
355:Thailand
351:Malaysia
339:Pakistan
327:riverine
207:Synonyms
198:Lacepède
144:Family:
118:Chordata
114:Phylum:
108:Animalia
94:Domain:
71:IUCN 3.1
1323:ZooBank
1198:2351784
817:in the
791:cyclops
757:benthic
740:Feeding
702:loaches
670:, with
657:⁄
634:gallons
618:diggers
562:summer
544:marshes
541:coastal
530:lowland
526:streams
510:Habitat
493:habitat
479:stripes
410:protein
359:Vietnam
318:in the
312:species
310:, is a
200:, 1800)
154:Genus:
134:Order:
124:Class:
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763:larvae
760:insect
753:forage
744:Being
714:acaras
698:danios
666:water
638:liters
583:season
568:canals
564:months
456:silver
436:pelvic
320:family
268:, 1921
249:, 1842
230:, 1832
228:Cuvier
1310:WoRMS
1297:Plazi
1219:IRMNG
1185:10140
1172:3YCJ4
795:krill
727:in a
722:Asian
636:(209
580:flood
572:lakes
548:sandy
537:still
464:shade
460:belly
452:beige
432:snake
371:South
343:Nepal
331:India
1271:OBIS
1258:NCBI
1245:IUCN
1232:ITIS
1193:GBIF
1154:BOLD
998:2019
959:2024
879:2021
862:2019
819:wild
733:prey
720:and
650:salt
620:and
609:are
517:are
475:eyes
442:and
440:anal
406:eels
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373:and
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