Family : Synbranchidae (Swamp-eels)
Order : Synbranchiformes  (spiny eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Bombay swampeel
Fish Name : Monopterus indicus
Max size : 8.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: Western Ghats of Bombay, India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in hill streams
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Fávorito, Sandra
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Bombay swampeel, മധുരാന്, Madhuran
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses