Desilva's blind eel

Ophichthys desilvai

Endemic Eel of Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Tropical fish

Ophichthys desilvai (lesser swamp eel or Desilvai's blind eel) is a commercially important, air-breathing species of fish in the family Synbranchidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and is the only endemic synbranchid from there.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Swamp Eels
Family: Synbranchidae
Genus: Ophichthys
Water type: Freshwater