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Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
McClelland, J. (1844). Apodal fishes of Bengal. <em>Calcutta Journal of Natural History.</em> 5 (18): 151-226, Pls. 5-14.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Anguilliformes
family
Anguillidae
genus
Anguilla
species
Anguilla bicolor

Name

Synonyms
Anguilla amblodon Günther, 1867
Anguilla bicolor bicolor
Anguilla bicolor pacifica Schmidt, 1928
Anguilla bicolour McClelland, 1844
Anguilla bicolour bicolour
Anguilla bleekeri Kaup, 1856
Anguilla cantori Kaup, 1856
Anguilla dussumieri Kaup, 1856
Anguilla foochowensis Chu & Yin, 1984
Anguilla malabarica Kaup, 1856
Anguilla moa Bleeker, 1849
Anguilla mowa Bleeker, 1852
Anguilla pacifica Schmidt, 1928
Anguilla sidat Bleeker, 1852
Anguilla spengeli Weber, 1912
Anguilla virescens (Peters, 1852)
Muraena halmaherensis Bleeker, 1863
Muraena macrocephala Rapp, 1849
Muraena moa (Bleeker, 1849)
Muraena virescens Peters, 1852
Homonyms
Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844
Common names
Amalona in English
Amalona in language.
Anguila australiana in Spanish
Anguila de aleta corta in Spanish
Anguilla in language.
Anguille bicolore in French
Anguille bicolore in French
Anguille bicolore in French
Anguille bicolore in French
Anguille bicolore in French
Anguille bicolore in French
Anguille bicolore in French
Anguille bicolore in French
Anguille bicolore in French
Anguille d'Australie in French
Anguille à nageoire courte in French
Anguille à nageoire courte in French
Badung in Malay
Batung in Malay
Belut in Malay
Belut dwiwarna in Malay
Bicolor eel in English
Butul in Malay
Casili in language.
Enguia de brabatana curta in Portuguese
Freshwater eel in English
Hanchu in Kannada
Hanchumeenu in Kannada
Igat in Tagalog
Igat in language.
Indian Ocean eel in English
Indian short-finned eel in English
Indian short-finned eel in English
Indian short-finned eel in English
Indoneesia angerjas in Estonian
Indonesian Shortfin eel in English
Indonesian Shortfin eel in English
Indonesian shortfin eel in English
Indonesian shortfin eel in English
Indonesian shortfin eel in English
Indonesian shortfin eel in English
Indonesian shortfin eel in English
Indonesisk kortfinnet ål in Danish
Indong in language.
Indong honasan in language.
Indopacifisk kortfinnet ål in Danish
Kakkuta arndha in Sinhalese
Kalu aandha in Sinhalese
Kalu arndha in Sinhalese
Kasili in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  4. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  5. McClelland, J. (1844). Apodal fishes of Bengal. <em>Calcutta Journal of Natural History.</em> 5 (18): 151-226, Pls. 5-14.
  6. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  7. Smith, D. G. / Carpenter, Kent E., and Volker H. Niem, eds., 1999: Anguillidae: Freshwater eels. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific, vol. 3: Batoid fishes, chimaeras and Bony fishes, part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). 1630-1636.
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