Macrotrema caligans
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]
| Macrotrema caligans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Macrpttrema caligans" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Macrotrema". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.