Anguilla bicolor

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Anguilla bicolor
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Anguilla bicolor pacifica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Species:
A. bicolor
Binomial name
Anguilla bicolor
McClelland, 1844
Subspecies

A. b. bicolor
A. b. pacifica

Synonyms
  • Anguilla amblodonGünther, 1867
  • Anguilla bleekeriKaup, 1856
  • Anguilla cantoriKaup, 1856
  • Anguilla dussumieriKaup, 1856
  • Anguilla foochowensisChu & Yin, 1984
  • Anguilla malabaricaKaup, 1856
  • Anguilla moaBleeker, 1849
  • Anguilla mowaBleeker, 1853
  • Anguilla sidatBleeker, 1853
  • Anguilla spengeliWeber, 1912
  • Muraena halmaherensisBleeker, 1856
  • Muraena virescensPeters, 1852

Anguilla bicolor is a species of eel in the genus Anguilla of the family Anguillidae, consisting of two subspecies.

Subspecies

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References

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  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Anguilla bicolor pacifica in FishBase . 05 2006 version.