Fire Eel Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

The Fire Eel is native to slow-moving freshwater of Indo-china, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Much of its time is spent buried in river beds or muddy flood plains with its snout above the mud/sand.

It grows to a metre long - the longest of its Spiny Eel family. It preys on aquatic larvae, worms, crustaceans and small fish, but also eats detritus and vegetation.