Neoanguilla nepalensis Shrestha, 2008

Family:  Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Max. size:  3.3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Nepal.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-28; Anal soft rays: 24-24. Dorsal fin with 26-28 rays; and anal fin with 24 rays; and caudal fin with 6 rays. Pectoral fin very much reduced leaf like (Ref. 85009)
Biology:  Adults inhabit dark subterranean system, usually adapted to life in dark cravens and fissures. Occasionally encountered in wells or pits, they sometimes burrow into soft bottom sediments (Ref. 85009).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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