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Mottled eel (Anguilla nebulosa)
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Anguillidae

Mottled eel

Anguilla nebulosa

Secretive adults shelter in deep river rock pools

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Southeast Asia
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Mottled eel is a freshwater fish of Indian Ocean. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 121 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
True Eels
Family
Anguillidae
Genus
Anguilla
Body shape
anguilliform
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