Anguilla bengalensis
Creators
- 1. Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
- 2. Conservation Monitoring Centre, The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Amman, Jordan
Description
1. Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831) ―Mottled Eel/ African or Indian Mottled Eel― Native
Taxonomy. Original description: Muraena bengalensis Gray, 1831:no page number, Pl. 95 (fig. 5) [India; No types known]. Synonyms: Anguilla arracana McClelland, 1844; Anguilla brevirostris McClelland, 1844; Anguilla elphinstonei Sykes, 1839; Anguilla variegata McClelland, 1844.
Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First report from the Arabian Peninsula by Attaala & Salim Rubaia (2005); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020:113), and Heemstra et al. (2022:84).
General distribution and Habitat. Indian Ocean and adjacent freshwater habitats: South Africa north to Kenya, east to Malaysia, north to Nepal. Freshwater, brackish, marine.
Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in Wadis Hajr and Masila (Attaala & Salim Rubaia 2005; Freyhof et al. 2020).
Economic importance. No commercial importance.
Conservation. Near Threatened (NT).
Remarks. It has been recognised as A. bengalensis labiata (East African populations) and A. bengalensis bengalensis (the Indian Ocean populations), (Heemstra et al. 2022: 83). Fricke et al. (2023) considered Anguilla labiata (Peters, 1852) as a distinct species.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Anguillidae
- Genus
- Anguilla
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Gray
- Species
- bengalensis
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831) sec. Esmaeili & Hamidan, 2023
References
- Freyhof, J., Feulner, G. R., Hamidan, N. A. & Krupp, F. (2020) Freshwater fishes Fishes of the Arabian Peninsula. Motivate Media Group, Dubia, 272 pp.
- Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (2023) Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Available from: http: // researcharchive. calacademy. org / research / ichthyology / catalog / fishcatmain. asp (accessed 20 March 2023)