Anguilla labiata explained

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. 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Fact File: African Mottled Eel (Anguilla bengalensis labiata) . The Zimbabwe Fisherman On-line . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060518004411/http://www.samara.co.zw/fisherman/species/spec2.html . 2006-05-18 .