Asian Swamp Eel
Monopterus albus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The Asian swamp eel, also known as rice eel, ricefield eel, rice paddy eel, or white rice-field eel, is a commercially important, air-breathing species of fish in the family Synbranchidae. It occurs in East and Southeast Asia, where it is commonly sold and eaten throughout the region. It has been introduced to two areas near the Everglades in Florida and near Atlanta, Georgia.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Synbranchiformes
- Family
- Synbranchidae
- Genus
- Monopterus