Notes on the occurrence of the tropical eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor in Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia

T Arai; N Chino; S Z Zulkifli; A Ismail

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03154.x

Notes on the occurrence of the tropical eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor in Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia

J Fish Biol. 2012 Mar;80(3):692-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03154.x. Epub 2012 Jan 25.

Authors

T Arai¹, N Chino, S Z Zulkifli, A Ismail

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. arai@science.upm.edu.my

PMID: 22380562
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03154.x

Abstract

Previous studies indicated that a tropical freshwater eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor occurs in Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and Australia, but an intensive survey has indicated an extended distribution range for the species into Peninsular Malaysia. Thus, A. b. bicolor is a native subspecies of Malaysia.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anguilla / anatomy & histology
Anguilla / physiology*
Animals
Body Size
Female
Geography
Introduced Species
Malaysia
Population Density