Synbranchidae

Asian swamp eel

Monopterus albus

Fish Reaching One Hundred Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• East Asia
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Anguilliform
• Large
• Tropical fish

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 in Georgia.