Blind Swamp Eel

Ophisternon infernale

Endemic Eel of Mexican Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Tropical fish

The blind swamp eel (Ophisternon infernale) is a species of fish in the family Synbranchidae. It is endemic to Mexico where it lives in cave systems and is known in Spanish as the anguila ciega. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated this cavefish as "endangered".

Class: Teleosts
Order: Swamp Eels
Family: Synbranchidae
Genus: Ophisternon
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Central America: Yucatan, Mexico.

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