Anguilla bengalensis
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Anguilla bengalensis is a species of eel
in the genus Anguilla of the family Anguillidae
and consists of two sub-species.
Eel
Eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators...
in the genus Anguilla of the family Anguillidae
Anguillidae
Anguillidae is a family of fishes that contains the freshwater eels. There are 19 species/subspecies in this family, all in genus Anguilla. They are catadromous, meaning they spend their lives in freshwater rivers, lakes, or estuaries and return to the ocean to spawn...
and consists of two sub-species.
Subspecies
- Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis sometimes known as the Indian mottled eel.
- Anguilla bengalensis labiata sometimes known as the African mottled eel.