Biology:Macrotrema caligans

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Macrotrema caligans
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Synbranchidae
Subfamily: Macrotreminae
Rosen & Greenwood, 1976
Genus: Macrotrema
Regan, 1912
Species:
M. caligans
Binomial name
Macrotrema caligans
(Cantor, 1849)
Synonyms[1]

Symbranchus caligans Cantor, 1849

Macrotrema caligans is a species of swamp eel native to Peninsular Malaysia and the Mae Nam Chao Praya basin in Thailand. The male guards a nest in a burrow.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Macrpttrema caligans" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Macrotrema". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5691. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2518097 entry