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Ophisternon bengalense in Palau
Bengal eel

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Ophisternon bengalense   McClelland, 1844
Family:	Synbranchidae (Swamp-eels)			picture (Opben_u0.gif) by FAO
Order:	Synbranchiformes  (spiny eels)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Bengal eel
Max. size:	100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 19°N - 10°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest
Resilience:
Distribution:	Asia and Oceania: India and Sri Lanka to south-eastern Asia, Indonesia, Philippines and New Guinea. Recorded from Australia (Ref. 7300) and Palau (Ref. 6371).
Biology:	Adults inhabit both fresh and brackish waters of rivers and swamps (Ref. 2847, 44894) or near the river mouth (Ref. 13533). They occur mainly in thick vegetation of muddy, still water bodies, such as lagoons, swamps, canals and rice fields (Ref. 6028). Live in soft bottom sediments in quiet, well vegetated backwaters of brackish estuaries and nearby swamps (Ref. 44894), usually in burrows. Prefers estuarine or tidal areas. An efficient burrower. Marketed fresh, usually not kept alive for long periods of time (Ref. 12693)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Fávorito, Sandra
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 2847)
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Palau country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Myers, R.F., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Recorded from taro swamp, Koror Islands and Arakitaoch River.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ps.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bright, G.R. and J.A. June, 1981
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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