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Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels) >
Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Mastacembelus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, emballo = to throw oneself (Ref. 45335); simbi: Named after "simbi" (simbi singular; basimbi plural) or "water spirit", once considered an ancient ancestor in the Bakongo region of Congo where the species is discovered. A noun in apposition..
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