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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Macrotreminae Rosen & Greenwood, 1976 |
| Genus: | Macrotrema Regan, 1912 |
| Species: | M. caligans
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrotrema caligans (Cantor, 1849)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Symbranchus caligans Cantor, 1849 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Macrpttrema caligans". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macrotrema". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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