African mottled eel

Anguilla labiata

Adults eat crabs frogs insects and fish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Africa
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Maximum length: 175 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Africa: Kenya to South Africa (Ref. 3506 ), uncommon south of the Save River (Ref. 7248 , 52193 ). Also Reunion and Mauritius (Ref. 33390 ). Dominant eel species in the Zambezi system and farther north in East Africa (Ref. 52193 ).

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