Giant mottled eel
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| phylum | Chordata | The giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata), also known as the marbled eel, is a species of tropical anguillid eel that is found in the Indo-Pacific and adjacent freshwater habitats.
Unlike some other anguillid species, this species has a mottled color. The adult eels are yellow with a greenish-brown to black marbling on their back and a white belly. The young elvers have less visible marbling and are grayish to yellow. The dorsal fin of the marbled eel is closer to the gill opening than to the anus, more anterior than other species of Anguilla. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Freshwater eels |
| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Anguilliformes | |
| family | Anguillidae | |
| genus | Anguilla | |
| species | A. marmorata |
