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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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)
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 ...
Size and Weight. African elephants have much larger tusks compared to Asian elephants. ©Anna Om/Shutterstock.com. ... When you compare an African elephant head to an Asian elephant head, you will ...
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.
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