Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Frecklefin Spiny Eel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- Misgurnus dabryanus
- Mastacembelus armatus
- Misgurnus fossilis
- Synbranchus marmoratus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Synbranchiformes
- Family
- Mastacembelidae
- Genus
- Macrognathus
- Species
- Macrognathus maculatus
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