Indian mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis)

Scientific name: Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis Gray, 1831

Indian mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis)

The Indian mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Anguillidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 250-305; Anal soft rays: 220 - 250; Vertebrae: 106 - 112. Body elongate, head conical, flattened dorsally. Mouth terminal, lips prominent, narrow bands of teeth on jaws, broad band on vomer.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis
Family
Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
120
Common length
80.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and the East Indies. Reported from Nepal and Bangladesh. Endangered status in India. Anguilla bengalensis labiata is the African subspecies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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