Scientific Name	Monopterus albus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Zuiew, 1793)	Depth	0 - 2M
Chinese	黃鱔	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合鰓魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F300　Synbranchidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃鱔
Max Length	100 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鱔魚、田鱔、田鰻、長魚、血魚、羅魚、無鱗公子
Distribution in World	East Asia Continent、Taiwan、Japan	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Middle、South
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	No locality stated [Suriname]
Synonyms	Aptergia immaculata, Aptergia nigromaculata, Apterigia immaculata, Apterigia nigromaculata, Apterigia saccogularis, Fluta alba, Gymnotus albus, Monopterus alba, Monopterus cinereus, Monopterus helvolus, Monopterus javanensis, Monopterus laevis, Monopterus marmoratus ...all 23..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Zuiew, B. 1793 Chan, S.T.H. etc. 1967 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0058340. ASIZP0071096. ASIZP0071105. ASIZP0071110. ASIZP0804423. ASIZP0804424. ASIZP0804428. ASIZP0914423. ASIZP0914424. ASIZP0914428. FRIP00439. FRIP00440. mnhn1911-0212. mnhn1911-0213. mnhn1911-0214. mnhn1911-0215. mnhn1911-0216. NMMBP04633. NMMBP04634. NMMSTP00371. NMNSF00528. NMNSF01320. NMNSF01332. NTHUB02094. NTMP0906. NTUM02151. NTUM05259. SIO69-375b. SIO84-4. SU18265. SU18266. SU23021. SU23172. USNM00163319. USNM00177456. USNM00177461. USNM00177462. ...List all 48 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Rice (paddy) field eel; Rice swampeel; Rice paddy eel; Rice eel; Swamp eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::LC
Characteristic	Head moderately large, shaped like a blunt awl. Gill openings merged into a single slit underneath head. Mouth large and protractile, both upper and lower jaw with tiny teeth. Eyes small, covered by skin, on upper side of head; interorbital distance long. Body cylindrical, elongated like a snake, posterior laterally compressed, tampering to a slender point; scales absent; lateral line complete. Pectoral and pelvic fins absent; dorsal and anal fins reduced to a skin fold and confluent with caudal fin; caudal fin small. Plain colored, dark brown dorsally, yellowish ventrally; irregular dark spots spread all over the body.
habitats	Demersal, occurs in streamlets, canals, ponds, swamps and paddy fields, prefers slowing running water, burrows in moist earth and rests inside, can be kept alive for a period of time during dry season there. Can breath atmospheric air. Nocturnal predator,
Distribution	Extensively distributed in eastern Asia and islands nearby, ranging from India to China. Abundant in western portion of Taiwan.
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