Macrognathus siamensis
(Günther 1861)
Family Mastacembelidae
The spotfin spiny eel is a member of the freshwater spiny eel family. Its body is elongate, eel-like and strongly compressed, and this species has a long, slender snout along with a long protruding anterior nostril. There are between three and six large ocelli in a row along the lower portions of the dorsal and caudal fins. The spotfin spiny eel can be found in canals with little or no current and adjacent wetlands in the Everglades.
Status & distribution
- Status — Non-indigenous freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Peninsula drainages
- River Drainages — Tampa Bay and the Everglades