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The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus), also known as rice eel, ricefield eel, rice paddy eel [3] or white rice-field eel, [1] is a commercially important air-breathing species of fish in the family Synbranchidae. It occurs in East and Southeast Asia, where it is commonly sold and eaten throughout the region.
The marbled swamp eel, Synbranchus marmoratus, has been recorded at up to 150 cm (59 in) in length, [5] while the Bombay swamp eel, Monopterus indicus, reaches no more than 8.5 cm (3.3 in). Swamp eels are almost entirely finless; the pectoral and pelvic fins are absent, the dorsal and anal fins are vestigial, reduced to rayless ridges, and the ...
Asian swamp eel Monopterus albus: Cultivated 321,006 Yesso scallop Patinopecten yessoensis: Wild 318,081 Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi: Wild 318,067 Northern prawn Pandalus borealis: Wild 315,511 Short mackerel Rastrelliger brachysoma: Wild 312,930 Southern rough shrimp Trachysalambria curvirostris: Wild 308,257 Southern African anchovy ...
Four recognized species are placed in this genus: M. albus (Zuiew, 1793) (Asian swamp eel); M. bicolor H. D. Nguyễn & V. H. Nguyễn, 2005; M. dienbienensis V. H ...
Swamp-eels (Synbranchiformes) The tropic-dwelling swamp-eels, which are not closely related to true eels, reaches their largest size in the marbled swamp eel (Synbrachus marmoratus) of Central and South America. This fish can range up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and weigh 7 kg (15 lb). [73] Seahorses and allies (Syngnathiformes)
You can thank the Burmese pythons slithering around the Everglades for the lack of marsh rabbits, and the Asian swamp eels are to blame for cratering populations of native crayfish and flagfish.
In some parts of Asia, swamp eels and one species of spiny eel, Mastacembelus erythrotaenia, are valued as food and sometimes are kept in ponds or rice fields. Except for a few mastacembelids, they are rarely seen in home aquaria. The fish have numerous sharp dorsal spines and belly thorns which, together with its sliminess make them extremely ...
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