Indonesian shortfin eel

Anguilla bicolor

South Equatorial currents carry larvae back to Africa

Anguilla bicolor is a species of eel in the genus Anguilla of the family Anguillidae, consisting of two subspecies.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Maximum length: 123 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: widespread in the tropical Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Known in Australia only from streams in the Kimberley regions of northern western Australia. Africa: widespread but relatively uncommon along east and southeast African coast and Madagascar (Ref. 7248 , 52193 ). Mozambique; Lower Zambezi River (Ref. 39494 ). Most easily confused with Anguilla obscura and the surest way to distinguish them is by the count of vertebrae (Ref. 9828 ).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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