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Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831)

Indian mottled eel
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Common names: Aarel, Aerel, Aheer
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Gopi, K.C., 2000
Importance: commercial | Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
Aquaculture: likely future use | Ref: Arunachalam, M. and A. Manimekalan, 2000
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known throughout India (Ref. 43638): in Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Bhavani, Moyar, Tamil Nadu; Karimpuzha, Kunthipuzha; Arikayam puzha, Kerala (Ref. 44148); Andamans (Ref. 45255). There is a good live export market for both the elvers and the adults (Ref. 4832). Utilized as food by the tribal people, "Kanis" of Kanyakumari District (Ref. 45217). Highly prized as food fish because of its nutritional value. Fish mucous from live fish mixed with rice or wheat flour is used as medicine for arthritis. Also Ref. 43640. Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 44150).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Menon, A.G.K., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

সামুদ্রিক; স্বাদু পানি; ঈষৎ লোনা সমুদতলে ভাসমান বেনথোপেলাজিক; ক্যাটাড্রমাস (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 23°N - 33°S

বিতরণ দেশ সমূহ | এফ এ ও এলাকাসমূহ | বাস্তুতন্ত্র | দৃষ্টিগোচর | Point map | প্রচলন | Faunafri

Asia: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and the East Indies. Reported from Nepal (Ref. 9496, 12045) and Bangladesh (Ref. 1479).

আকৃতি / ওজন / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 85009); common length : 80.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 4832); সবের্াচ্চ প্রকাশিত ওজন : 6.0 kg (Ref. 1479)

Short description সনাক্তকারী নির্দেশক | বহিঃ অঙ্গ সংস্থান | মরফোমেট্রিক্স

পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড (মোট ) : 250 - 305; পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 220 - 250; কশেরুকা : 106 - 112. Body elongate, head conical, flattened dorsally. Mouth terminal, lips prominent, narrow bands of teeth on jaws, broad band on vomer.

জীববিজ্ঞান     শব্দকোষ (উদাহরণ স্বরূপ epibenthic)

Lives in freshwaters, but also occurs in estuaries and in the sea during early life and near maturity (Ref. 4832). Occurs in freshwater streams, pools and reservoirs and commonly found in mud substrates of tanks and in deep rock pools of rivers (Ref. 41236). Most common eel in Indian inland waters. There exists a good export market for both live elvers and eels. Highly prized as food fish because of its nutritional value. Fish mucous from live fish mixed with rice or wheat flour is used as medicine for arthritis (Ref. 44150).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | প্রজনন | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | শুককীট

Main reference Upload your references | সূত্র সংখ্যা | সমম্বয়কারী | সহযোগী

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map (Ref. 4832)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2cd); Date assessed: 10 August 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

মৎস্য: বাণিজ্যিক; এ্যাকুয়াকালচার (জলজ পালন) : সম্ভাব্য ভবিষ্যত ব্যবহার ; শিকারযোগ্য মাছ: হঁ্যা
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Trophic ecology
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Food consumptions
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Anatomy
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Toxicities (LC50s)
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.2 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 292 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).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
স্থিতিস্থাপক (Ref. 120179):  অত্যন্ত কম , সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন দ্বিগুনের সময় ১৪ বৎসর (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.