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The marbled swamp eel is one of the few fish found up-river of large waterfalls and is a major predator of tadpoles in locations that other fish cannot access. It is a sequential hermaphrodite , and this is an advantage when it colonises new areas or encounters severe habitats. [ 3 ]
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 ...
Synbranchiformes, often called swamp eels, though that name can also refer specifically to Synbranchidae, is an order of ray-finned fishes that are eel-like but have spiny rays, indicating that they belong to the superorder Acanthopterygii.
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.
Synbranchus is a genus of swamp eels native to Central and South America. Species. There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [3]
The Mastacembelidae are a family of fishes, known as the spiny eels. The Mastacembelids are part of the Order Synbranchiformes, the swamp eels, which are part of the Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes). In an evaluation of the family in 2004, the subfamilies of Mastacembelidae were found to not be well supported and were rejected.
Ophisternon aenigmaticum D. E. Rosen & Greenwood, 1976 (Obscure swamp eel) Ophisternon afrum (Boulenger, 1909) (Guinea swamp eel) Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844 (Bengal eel) Ophisternon candidum (Mees, 1962) (Blind cave eel) Ophisternon gutturale (J. Richardson, 1845) (Australian swamp eel) Ophisternon infernale (C. L. Hubbs, 1938 ...
Monopterus is a genus of swamp eels native to Asia. [2] They live in various freshwater habitats and some have a fossorial lifestyle. [3] Species.