Ophisternon bengalense
| Bengal eel | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Genus: | Ophisternon |
| Species: | O. bengalense |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Synbranchus bengalensis (McClelland, 1844) | |
The Bengal eel (Ophisternon bengalense) is a species of fish in the Synbranchidae family. It is endemic to freshwater and brackish water rivers and swamps in the Oceania and South Asia. It is normally 100 cm in maximum length.[1]
It is also known as Bengal mudeel, One-gilled eel, Pygmy eel by different countries.[2]
Distribution
It is recorded from South Asian countries like India and Sri Lanka to south-eastern Asia, Indonesia, Philippines and New Guinea. The fish may also found in Australia and Palau islands.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Mystus cavasius" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166410/0
Sources
- Wager, R. 1996. Ophisternon bengalense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 4 August 2007.
- http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/p/freshwater-fish-diversity-of-sri-lanka_29.html