The term “tire track eel’ can get rather confusing, There are actually several spiny eels that are called Tire Track Eels, and so are often mis-identified. This is a common name that is used for 3, sometimes 4 different species. Besides being used forM. armatusandM. favus, it is also a common name used for the Half-banded Spiny Eel Macrognathus circumcinctus, and occasionally for the Black Spotted Eel Mastacembelus dayi.

Fire Eel – Mastacembelus erythrotaenia – around 22″ in Aquarium

Tire Track Eel – Mastacembelus armatus – around 20″ in Aquarium

Half-banded Spiny Eel – Macrognathus circumcinctu – around 6″ in Aquarium