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Anguilla bengalensis labiata in Madagascar
African mottled eel

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Anguilla bengalensis labiata   (Peters, 1852)
Family:	Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)			picture (Anben_u1.gif) by FAO
Order:	Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	African mottled eel
Max. size:	175 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48660); max. published weight: 20.0 kg (Ref. 3971); max. reported age: 15 years
Environment:	demersal; catadromous
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Africa: Kenya to South Africa (Ref. 3506); Reunion and Mauritius (Ref. 33390). Uncommon south of the Save River. Dominant in the Zambezi system and farther north in East Africa. Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis is the Indian subspecies (Ref. 3971).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Dorsal fin origin is about midway between pectoral fin and anus. Caudal fin confluent with dorsal and anal fin. Body is mottled with dark brown pigmentation.
Biology:	Migratory species which breeds in the ocean (Ref. 52331), it requires rivers and oceans (Ref. 30558). Young fish migrate upstream with a continued feeding mode, especially on invertebrates found on rocks and logs washed by fast moving waters (Ref. 30558). They inhabit various niches in a river system (Ref. 13337) and penetrate far inland, surmounting formidable barriers in its upstream migration, including the Kariba and Cahora Bassa dams. Adults need moving water to migrate back to the ocean, especially after heavy rains (Ref. 30558). Their food consists of crabs, frogs and insects (Ref. 30558), and even fish, including trout in the streams of the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe (Ref. 2478). Caught with various types of nets
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Madagascar country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Abundance:	occasional (usually not seen)		Ref:
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ma.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
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	Entered:  Busson, Frédéric

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