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Macrognathus maculatus  (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 172690

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Mastacembelus billitonensis de Beaufort, 1939
  
    Mastacembelus maculatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832
  
    Mastacembelus perakensis Myers in Herre and Myers, 1937
  
    Mastacembelus vaillanti Fowler, 1905
  
    Mastacembelus maculatus chrysogaster Bleeker, 1852
  
    Mastacembelus maculatus dictyogaster Bleeker, 1852
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderSynbranchiformes  – swamp eels  
                               SuborderMastacembeloidei  – spiny eels  
                                  FamilyMastacembelidae Swainson, 1839 – spiny eels, spinybacks, freshwater spiny-eels  
                                     GenusMacrognathus Lacepède, 1800  
                                        SpeciesMacrognathus maculatus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832)  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 17-Mar-2003, website (version 13-Mar-03)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Macrognathus maculatus   
       
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 12-Jan-2026, website (version 12-Jan-26)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp   
  Reference for: Macrognathus maculatus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Southern Asia  
       
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