Asian swamp eel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Asian swamp eel lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Monopterus albus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Synbranchiformes
Family	Synbranchidae

Where does the Asian swamp eel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Asian swamp eel in 7 countries and territories across Asia and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Yangtze River. In China, Indonesia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Asian swamp eel endangered?

The Asian swamp eel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Asian swamp eel?

The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Synbranchiformes and the family Synbranchidae, genus Monopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asian swamp eel

The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus), also known as rice eel, ricefield eel, rice paddy eel, or white rice-field eel, is a commercially important, air-breathing species of fish in the family Synbranchidae. It occurs in East and Southeast Asia, where it is commonly sold and eaten throughout the region. It has been introduced to two areas near the Everglades in Florida and near Atlanta, Georgia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asian swamp eel (revision 1372477851), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1336863 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).