| Citation | Britz, R. and M. Kottelat, 2025, Spiny eels of the genus Mastacembelus in the Mekong drainage in Laos, with description of M. dictyon (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes).. Raffles Bull. Zool. 73: 652-678. |
| Ref. | Britz, R. and M. Kottelat, 2025 |
| Page | 654-662;figs.2,3a,4a,7-12 |
| Named Used as Valid | Mastacembelus dictyon |
| Comment | etymology, morphology, occlit |
| Locality | Laos, Saysomboune Province, Thathom District, Nam Ngiep watershed, Nam Khai, about 1.5 km upstream of confluence with Houay Hok; MHNG 2804.002. |
| Distribution | Laos. |
| Quote | Maximum size (holotype): 17 cm., SL. |