Scientific Name	Anguilla bicolor pacifica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Schmidt, 1928	Depth	0 - M
Chinese	太平洋雙色鰻鱺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰻鱺科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F074　Anguillidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	太平洋雙色鰻鱺
Max Length	123 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	短鰭鰻、二色鰻
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、 Coastal	Holotype Locality	Malay coast
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.3(FAO,1999)  Schmidt, J. 1928 Böhlke, J. E. 1949 Böhlke, J. E. 1949 Tzeng, W.N. etc. 1983 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	NTUM08691.
Common Name	Indian short-finned eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::DD
Characteristic	Head moderately compressed, 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. Pectoral fin small; dorsal, anal and caudal fins united; dorsal fin origin closely near anal fin origin; distance between dorsal fin origin and anal fin origin shorter than 1﹪of total length; vertebrae 106-115. Plain colored, dark brown dorsally, white anteroventrally.
habitats	Demersal, catadromous fish. Rest in rivers, brackish and marine areas. Biology not well known.
Distribution	Distributed from India to the West Pacific.
Utility