Synbranchidae

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.