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Family: Synbranchidae Swamp-eels



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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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