Macrotrema caligans
| Macrotrema caligans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Macrotreminae Rosen & Greenwood, 1976 |
| Genus: | Macrotrema Regan, 1912 |
| Species: | M. caligans |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrotrema caligans (Cantor, 1849) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Symbranchus caligans Cantor, 1849 | |
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. This species is the only known member of its genus.