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Anguilla nebulosa McClelland, 1844

Mottled eel
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Common names: Long finned eel, Pol mal aandha
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: A fishery existed in the Victoria Reservoir (>100 m deep) after impoundment. Landlocked population attained considerable size, found in elevations of 1,500 m usually in deep pools in rivers and streams of central highlands.
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Main Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
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Common names from other countries

Long finned eel, Long-finned eel, Pol mal aandha, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Etymology: Anguilla: Latin, anguilla, .-ae = eel (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: McClelland.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 3 - 10 m.   Tropical

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Indian Ocean: East Africa to Sumatra, Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 121 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6028); max. published weight: 7.0 kg (Ref. 6028)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults rarely in coastal swamps, with a wide temperature tolerance. Shy and secretive, and is found in greatest abundance in mud substrates of dry zones. Most often found in deep rock pools in rivers in the wet zones. Probably feeds on small fish, crustaceans, worms and mollusks. Species is too large for use in the aquarium trade, however is a welcome food fish when caught.

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Pethiyagoda, R., 1991. Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 28.1 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 108 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00076 (0.00037 - 0.00155), b=3.17 (3.00 - 3.34), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.