Anguilla labiata
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Anguilla bengalensis labiata, the African mottled eel, is a subspecies of eel in the genus Anguilla of the family Anguillidae.
Showing the typical characteristics of the Anguillidae, this species grows to 1.75 m and as much as 20 kg. The adult diet consists of crabs, frogs, and insects, as well as fish.[1] It is found in east Africa: Lake Kariba, middle Zambezi, Pungwe, and Buzi systems, Upper and Lower Save/Rhunde system, Umzingwani and Limpopo Rivers. The dorsal side of the fish is mottled yellow olive, the ventral surface lighter; adults are less obviously mottled than the juveniles.[2]
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Anguilla bengalensis labiata in FishBase. 05 2006 version.
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