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| Subspecies: | A. b. labiata
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| Anguilla bengalensis labiata (Peters, 1852)
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The African mottled eel is a species of eel in the genus Anguilla of the family Anguillidae.
Showing the typical characteristics of the Anguillidae, this species grows to 1.75 m and as much as 20 kg. The adult diet consists of crabs, frogs and insects as well as fish.[1]
It is found in east Africa: Lake Kariba, middle Zambezi, Pungwe and Buzi systems, Upper and Lower Save/Rhunde system, Umzingwani and Limpopo rivers. The dorsal side of the fish is mottled yellow olive, the ventral surface lighter; adults are less obviously mottled than the juveniles.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Anguilla bengalensis labiata in FishBase. 05 2006 version.
- ^ "Species Fact File: African Mottled Eel (Anguilla bengalensis labiata)". The Zimbabwe Fisherman On-line.
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