Anguilla variegata is a Junior Synonym of Anguilla bengalensis.

Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831)

European eel - Banehara - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Anguiliformes
Family	:	Anguillidae
Genus	:	Anguilla
Species	:	Anguilla bengalensis

Common Names:

English	:	European eel[8] Freshwater eel[8] Giant mottled eel[8] Indian longfin eel[8] Indian mottled eel[8] Longfin freshwater eel[8] Indian Motted Eel[729] Giant Motted Eel[729] Indian Longfin Eel[729]
Bangla	:	Banehara[8] Bamosh[5] Bamos[729] Bamus[729] Bara Baim[598] Cheloch[598]

Synonyms:

Muraena bengalensis Gray, 1831
Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (Gray, 1831)
Anguilla elphinstonei Sykes, 1839 May
Anguilla arracana McClelland, 1844
Anguilla variegata McClelland, 1844
Anguilla brevirostris McClelland, 1844
Anguilla anguilla (Non Linnaeus, 1758 Jan)
Anguilla marmorata (Non Quoy and Gaimard, 1824-25)
Anguilla mauritiana (Non Bennett, 1831)

Maximum Length and Weight:

>120 cm (TL) ^[347] 1180 mm (TL) and >6 Kg ^[5] cm (SL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Data not available

Taxonomic Formula:

D 250-305; A 220-250; P 18 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B xii; D 250-305; A 210-250; P 18; C 10-12 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Small. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [528]
Bangladesh	:	Vulnerable (VU)	(Version 3.1) [226]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] Indonesia[6] Nepal[134] Pakistan[6] Sri Lanka[6] Andaman Island[746]
Bangladesh	:	Kangsha river, Netrokona[5] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Large river ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: About lakh, ^[347]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available