Swamp Eels
Synbranchidae
The swamp eels (also written "swamp-eels") are a family (Synbranchidae) of freshwater eel-like fishes of the tropics and subtropics. Most species are able to breathe air and typically live in marshes, ponds and damp places, sometimes burying themselves in the mud if the water source dries up. They have various adaptations to suit this lifestyle; they are long and slender, they lack pectoral and pelvic fins, and their dorsal and anal fins are vestigial. They lack...
7 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 30 known species
Monopterus
genusMonopterus
Synbranchus
genusSynbranchus
Ophisternon
genusOphisternon
Ophichthys
genusOphichthys
Pink Mud-Eels
genusMacrotrema
Typhlosynbranchus
genusTyphlosynbranchus
Rakthamichthys
genusRakthamichthys
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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