Fish of Nilo River.
From a fish cage for local restaurant.
Fish of Nilo River.
107 mm SL.
Caught by local fisherman.
Fish of Nilo River.
Ca. 35 cm SL.
From a fish cage for local restaurant.
Fish of Nilo River.
Ca. 25 cm SL.
From a fish cage for local restaurant.
Fish of Nilo River.
100 mm SL.
Caught by local fisherman.
Fish of Nilo River.
Ca. 30 cm SL.
Kept as ornamental fish.
Regnum : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Subphylum : Vertebrata
Infraphylum : Gnathostomata
Supraclassis : Actinopterygii
Classis : Teleostei
Supraordo : Acanthopterygii
Ordo : Synbranchiformes
Familia : Synbranchidae
Genus : Monopterus (italic)
Spesies : Monopterus albus (italic)
(ITIS, 2021)
Kulit berlendir untuk menjaga kelembaban tubuh. Tergolong amphibious fish karena mampu melakukan pertukaran gas di buccopharingeal cavity. Tipe mulut subterminal dan pinna caudalis, analis, serta dorsalisnya mereduksi menjadi skinfold.
Sejenis ikan sili, dibawah kayu didasar air sungai.. duri tajam disepanjang dorsal. Nama lokal tilan.
An eel with its mouth open trying to catch a fish. It was poking out of a hole in the mud, which was in about 0.5 m of turbid water. I have enhanced the photo. The visible part of the eel would have been 20 cm long.
Captura por pesca incidental en el golfo de Guayaquil - Ecuador. cortesia W .E