Boulenger's spiny eel (Mastacembelus alboguttatus)

General data
- Main name: Boulenger's spiny eel
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Asia
Classification
- Genus: Mastacembelus - Mastacembelus
- Family: Mastacembelidae - Spiny eels
- Order: Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Mastacembelus alboguttatus is a species of ray-finned fish endemic to India, Myanmar and Thailand, known from Sittaung River, Salween River and Manipur River and possibly Irrawaddy River. Inhabiting large rivers and tributaries, it is consumed by locals but is uncommon in the aquarium trade. It may be threatened by habitat loss for deforestation, dams and overfishing.