spiny eel

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spiny eel

noun spiny eels

Any freshwater fish, similar to but not related to the true eels, of the family Mastacembelidae.
Any marine fish of family Notacanthidae, a deep-sea spiny eel.

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@misc{spiny_eel_2026,
  title = {spiny eel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spiny%20eel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}