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Family: Synbranchidae Swamp-eels



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25 species (see list below)
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Photo by Ng, P.Y.C.

Asia

Macrotrema caligans (Cantor, 1849)

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Macrotrema caligans
[]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793)

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Monopterus albus
[Asian swamp eel]
No picture found
 
Monopterus bicolor
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Monopterus boueti (Pellegrin, 1922)

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Monopterus boueti
[Liberian swamp eel]

Photo by Rahman, A.K.A.

Asia
Max. Length 79.7 cm TL
Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822)

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Monopterus cuchia
[Cuchia]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia

Monopterus desilvai Bailey & Gans, 1998

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Monopterus desilvai
[Desilva’s blind eel]
No picture found
 
Monopterus dienbienensis
[]

Photo by Vincent, M.

Asia

Monopterus digressus Gopi, 2002

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Monopterus digressus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Monopterus eapeni
[]

Photo by Vincent, M.

Asia
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Monopterus fossorius (Nayar, 1951)

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Monopterus fossorius
[Malabar swampeel]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Monopterus hodgarti
[Indian spaghetti-eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.7 cm SL
 
Monopterus ichthyophoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
 
Monopterus indicus
[Bombay swampeel]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.9 cm TL
 
Monopterus luticolus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.9 cm TL
 
Monopterus rongsaw
[]
No picture found
 
Monopterus roseni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Ophisternon aenigmaticum
[Obscure swamp eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 53.5 cm TL
 
Ophisternon afrum
[Guinea swamp eel]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844

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Ophisternon bengalense
[Bengal eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Ophisternon candidum
[Blind cave eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Ophisternon gutturale
[Australian swamp eel]

Photo by Contreras-Balderas, S.

Central America

Ophisternon infernale (Hubbs, 1938)

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Ophisternon infernale
[Blind swamp eel]

Photo by Petersen, P.

South America
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Synbranchus lampreia Favorito, Zanata & Assumpção, 2005

Photo by Photo by Petersen, P.
 
Synbranchus lampreia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 100 cm TL
 
Synbranchus madeirae
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

Central and South America
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Synbranchus marmoratus Bloch, 1795

Photo by Photo by Holm, E.
 
Synbranchus marmoratus
[Marbled swamp eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Macrotrema caligans Asia 1849
Monopterus albus Asian swamp eel Asia 100 SL 1793
Monopterus bicolor Asia 2005
Monopterus boueti Liberian swamp eel Africa 34 TL 1922
Monopterus cuchia Cuchia Asia 79.7 TL 1822
Monopterus desilvai Desilva’s blind eel Asia 1998
Monopterus dienbienensis Asia 2005
Monopterus digressus Asia 2002
Monopterus eapeni Asia 16 TL 1991
Monopterus fossorius Malabar swampeel Asia 23 TL 1951
Monopterus hodgarti Indian spaghetti-eel Asia 22 TL 1913
Monopterus ichthyophoides Asia 18.7 SL 2011
Monopterus indicus Bombay swampeel Asia 8.5 TL 1961
Monopterus luticolus Africa 20.9 TL 2016
Monopterus rongsaw Asia 17.9 TL 2018
Monopterus roseni Asia 1998
Ophisternon aenigmaticum Obscure swamp eel Central America 80 TL 1976
Ophisternon afrum Guinea swamp eel Africa 53.5 TL 1909
Ophisternon bengalense Bengal eel Asia and Oceania 100 TL 1844
Ophisternon candidum Blind cave eel Oceania 40 TL 1962
Ophisternon gutturale Australian swamp eel Oceania 60 TL 1845
Ophisternon infernale Blind swamp eel Central America 1938
Synbranchus lampreia South America 38 TL 2005
Synbranchus madeirae South America 100 TL 1972
Synbranchus marmoratus Marbled swamp eel Central and South America 150 TL 1795



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