Asian Swamp Eel

Description:

A thin eel approximately 2m across, and approximately 15-25cm long swamp eels lack scales, have greatly reduced fins, and have a single v-shaped gill-opening beneath the throat rather than twin lateral gill-openings as in other fishes. The Asian Swamp Eel is rounded in cross-section, has a distinctive blunt snout and a tapered tail. Colour is variable, but generally comprises a greenish-grey or brown background speckled with pale-coloured spots or flecks.

Habitat:

Found in water flowing down a flooded road about 10-20m from a rice paddy. Asian Swamp Eel can be found in various aquatic habitats including rivers, lakes, ponds, rice paddies, marshes, swamps and drains