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| Scientific Name | Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Names | Glass Eel Rice-paddy Eel |
| Type Locality | Kolkata, India [Calcutta, Ganges River estuary, India]. |
| Synonym(s) | Anguilla acuminata, Anguilla immaculata, Conger microstoma, Ophichthys boro, Ophisurus boro, Ophisurus caudatus, Ophisurus harancha, Ophisurus minimus, Ophisurus potamophilus, Ophisurus vermiformis, Pisodonophis assamensis, Pisodontophis bora, Pisoodonophis boro |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1000mm or 39.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: Somalia and Tanzania to Natal (South Africa), southern India and Sri Lanka. Also widespread elsewhere from the east Indian coast through Indonesia to Polynesia. Indian Ocean (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, West Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 20, 363 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:14.84.796.4734 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2013 Apr 02 06:10) |