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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].
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Size 1000mm or 39.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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)
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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 20, 363
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Last Update 2023 Nov 28 00:30 (species record created: 2013 Apr 02 06:10)