Scientific Name
Anguilla marmorata    

by: Fish Lab. RCBA
Nomenclater Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 
Family F074  Anguillidae
Holotype-Locality Waigeo [Waigiou], Indonesia 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal  Economic Fish Yes 
Habitats Depth 0 - M  Aquarium Fish No 
Poisonous Fish No  Edible Fish Yes 
Synonyms Anguilla hildebrandti, Anguilla johannae, Anguilla marmolata, Anguilla mauritiana, Muraena mossambica   
Reference Shen, S. C. (ed.) (1993). Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p. Tzeng CS (1996). The freshwater fishes of Taiwan. Taiwan Province Department of Education. Taichung. 183 p. Chen IS and Fang LS (1999). The fres  Böhlke, J. E. 1949 Böhlke, J. E. 1949 Shiao, J. C. etc. 2003  文獻
Redlist Status Not in IUCN Redlist   
Common Name in Engulish Marbled eel; Giant mottled eel; Madagascar mottled eel; Giant long-finned eel; Swamp eel 
Chinese Name transliteration lu man, hua man li, hua man, wu er man 
Distribution in Taiwan North、Middle、South、HenChun Semiiland、East、LanI & Green IS. 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pacific Ocean 
Max Lenth  200 cm 
Specimen List  ASIZP0057348. ASIZP0057977. ASIZP0060014. ASIZP0066234. ASIZP0068508. ASIZP0068514. ASIZP0068560. ASIZP0068570. ASIZP0068583. ASIZP0068600. ASIZP0068610. ASIZP0068645. ASIZP0068663. ASIZP0068709. ASIZP0068715. ASIZP0068724. ASIZP0068727. ASIZP0068728. ASIZP0068735. ASIZP0068739. ASIZP0068745. ASIZP0068750. ASIZP0068751. ASIZP0068752. ASIZP0068806. ASIZP0068807. ASIZP0068809. ASIZP0068814. ASIZP0068821. ASIZP0068941. ASIZP0068942. ASIZP0068943. ASIZP0068944. ASIZP0068945. ASIZP0068948. ASIZP0068949. ASIZP0068950. ASIZP0068951. ASIZP0068952. ASIZP0068953. ASIZP0068954. ASIZP0068955. ASIZP0068956. ASIZP0068957. ASIZP0068958. ASIZP0068959. ASIZP0068960. ...List all 85... Download 85 records Download 85 records
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Characteristic Head moderately large, shaped like a blunt awl. Mouth large and protractile. Lower jaw protruded, posterior end of upper jaw behind posterior margin of eye, both upper and lower jaw with teeth. Body cylindrical, elongated like a snake, posterior laterally compressed. Scales small and cycloid, covered by mucus. Pectoral fin small; dorsal, anal and caudal fins united; dorsal fin origin before middle between posterior tip of pectoral fin and anus; vertebrae 100-110. Body with irregular stripes composed of blotches, white anteroventrally. 
Habitats Catadromous fish, demersal. Eggs hatched in the ocean, after driving by the ocean current for months, elvers enter estuaries and rest in middle and lower elevation of rivers. A matured eel is called a silver eel, it took elvers several years to become a s 
Distribution Extensively distributed from eastern Africa to French Polynesia, north to southern Japan and south to southern Pacific. Can be found in all rivers in Taiwan, more abundant in eastern portion. 
Utility  
The information about Characteristic, Habitats and Utility was Prepared By Chin-Tsian Tseng, 12/1/2004