Indian mottled eel

Anguilla bengalensis is a species of eel in the genus Anguilla of the family Anguillidae and consists of two sub-species.

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* Indian mottled eel, Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis Gray, 1831 * African mottled eel, Anguilla bengalensis labiata Peters, 1852 * Indonesian shortfin eel, Anguilla bicolor bicolor McClelland, 1844 * Indian shortfin More

The Indian mottled eel, Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis, 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. More

* Indian Mottled Eel (Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis) - Text and Image. * Indonesian Shortfin Eel (Anguilla bicolor bicolor) - Text and Image. More

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Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Anguillidae
Genus : Anguilla
Species : Anguilla bengalensis
Authority : Gray, 1831

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