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Fire Eel

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

AnimaliaChordataActinopterygii

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A large and visually stunning spiny eel from Southeast Asia, displaying a dark brown body with distinctive red-outlined yellow spots and stripes that become more vivid with age, reaching up to 36 inches. It is a burrowing fish requiring a deep, soft substrate and a very large tank (100+ gallons for adults), and will eat any fish small enough to fit in its mouth.

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