Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831)

Esmaeili, Hamid Reza & Hamidan, Neshat, 2023, Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist, Zootaxa 5330 (2), pp. 201-226 : 205-206

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scientific name	Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831)
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1. Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831) View in CoL View at ENA ―Mottled Eel/ African or Indian Mottled Eel― Native

Taxonomy. Original description: Muraena bengalensis Gray, 1831 :no page number, Pl. 95 (fig. 5) [ India; No types known]. Synonyms: Anguilla arracana McClelland, 1844 View in CoL ; Anguilla brevirostris McClelland, 1844 View in CoL ; Anguilla elphinstonei Sykes, 1839 View in CoL ; Anguilla variegata McClelland, 1844 View in CoL .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First report from the Arabian Peninsula by Attaala & Salim Rubaia (2005); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020:113), and Heemstra et al. (2022:84).

General distribution and Habitat. Indian Ocean and adjacent freshwater habitats: South Africa north to Kenya, east to Malaysia, north to Nepal. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in Wadis Hajr and Masila (Attaala & Salim Rubaia 2005; Freyhof et al. 2020).

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Near Threatened (NT).

Remarks. It has been recognised as A. bengalensis labiata (East African populations) and A. bengalensis bengalensis (the Indian Ocean populations), (Heemstra et al. 2022: 83). Fricke et al. (2023) considered Anguilla labiata (Peters, 1852) as a distinct species.