Ophisternon bengalense is a valid scientific name.

Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844

Pygmy eel - Bamosh - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Synbranchiformes
Family	:	Synbranchidae
Genus	:	Ophisternon
Species	:	Ophisternon bengalense

Common Names:

English	:	Pygmy eel[6] Bengal mudeel[6]
Bangla	:	Bamosh[5]

Synonyms:

Ophisternon bengalensis McClelland, 1844
Synbranchus bengalensis (McClelland, 1844)
Symbranchus bengalensis (McClelland, 1844)
Ophisternon hepaticus McClelland, 1844
Tetrabranchus microphthalmus Bleeker, 1851 Jun
Tetrabranchus micropthalma Bleeker, 1851 Jun

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

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Taxonomic Formula:

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Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [546]
Bangladesh	:	Vulnerable (VU)	(Version 3.1) [244]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Cambodia[823] India[6] Indonesia[449] Malaysia[1054] Malaysia[1054] Philippines[869] Sri Lanka[90] Thailand[670] Vietnam[823] Australia[872] Palau[967] Papua New Guinea[875]
Bangladesh	:	Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

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

Breeding Maturity:

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Breeding Season: (red background)

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Fecundity:

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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