Indian short-finned eel (Anguilla bicolor pacifica)

Scientific name: Anguilla bicolor pacifica Schmidt, 1928

The Indian short-finned eel (Anguilla bicolor pacifica) is a freshwater fish of the family Anguillidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anguilla bicolor pacifica
Family
Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
123
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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