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Asian Swamp Eel
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Asian Swamp Eel

Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAsian Swamp Eel
Dutch—
SpanishAnguila asiática de pantano
Chinese黄鳝
Scientific nameMonopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793)

About this species

The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus), also known as rice eel, ricefield eel, rice paddy eel, or white rice-field eel, 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. It has been introduced to two areas near the Everglades in Florida and near Atlanta, Georgia.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSynbranchiformes
FamilySynbranchidae
GenusMonopterus

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