Indian mottled eel

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Indian mottled eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Species: A. bengalensis
Subspecies: A. b. bengalensis
Trinomial name
Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis
(Gray, 1831)

The Indian mottled eel, Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis,[1] is a species of eel in the genus Anguilla of the family Anguillidae. It is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and neighbouring regions including the East Indies.

Showing the typical characteristics of the Anguillidae, this species grows to 1.2 m and as much as 6 kg. Dorsal fin soft rays number 250–305, anal fin soft rays 220–250, vertebrae between 106 and 112 in number.

The Indian mottled eel is valued as a food fish. The mucus of this eel is used in a medicine for arthritis. It is known by numerous common names in the native languages of the regions it inhabits.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 05 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
  2. ^ Common Names of Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis. FishBase.org.


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