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Monopterus albus  (Zuiew, 1793)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 166697

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Fluta alba (Zuiew, 1793)
  
    Apterigia immaculata Basilewsky, 1855
  
    Apterigia nigromaculata Basilewsky, 1855
  
    Apterigia saccogularis Basilewsky, 1855
  
    Cryptophthalmus robustus Franz, 1910
  
    Monopterus marmoratus Richardson, 1846
  
    Muraena alba Zuiew, 1793
  
    Pneumabranchus cinereus McClelland, 1843
  
    Symbranchus grammicus Cantor, 1842
  
    Unibranchapertura laevis Lacepède, 1803
  
  Common Name(s): swamp eel [English]
  
    white ricefield eel [English]
  
    rice eel [English]
  
    Asian Swamp Eel [English]
  
    Belut [English]
  
    rice swampeel [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderSynbranchiformes  – swamp eels  
                               SuborderSynbranchoidei   
                                  FamilySynbranchidae Bonaparte, 1835 – swamp eels, anguillas de lodo, anguilles des mares  
                                     GenusMonopterus Lacepède, 1800 – jowled swamp eels  
                                        SpeciesMonopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) – swamp eel, white ricefield eel, rice eel, Asian Swamp Eel, Belut, rice swampeel  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Wayne C. Starnes  
  Notes: Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA   
  Reference for: Monopterus albus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Australian Fish Names Database, database (version 26-Jan-26)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Australian Fish Names Standard AS 5300-2015, provided by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. Available at https://www.frdc.com.au/knowledge-hub/standards/australian-fish-names-standard   
  Reference for: Monopterus albus, Belut [English]   
       
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Monopterus albus   
       
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 12-Jan-2026, website (version 12-Jan-26)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp   
  Reference for: Monopterus albus   
       
  Source: FAO ASFIS species list, 27-Jan-2026, database (version 2025)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species for fishery statistics purposes. Available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en   
  Reference for: Monopterus albus, Asian Swamp Eel [English]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Monopterus albus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Monopterus albus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Page, Lawrence M., Katherine E. Bemis, Thomas E. Dowling, Héctor S. Espinosa-Pérez et al.  
  Publication Date: 2023   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 8th edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 37   
  Page(s): vii + 439   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781934874691, 0097-0638  
  Notes: doi: 10.47886/9781934874691   
  Reference for: Monopterus albus, Asian Swamp Eel [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21   
  Page(s): 243   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-54-7, 0097-0638  
  Notes: 0-913124-54-7 (cloth)   
  Reference for: Monopterus albus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Monopterus albus, white ricefield eel [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Talwar, Purnesh Kumar, and Arun G. Jhingran  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Inland Fishes of India and Adjacent Countries, vol. 2   
  Page(s): 543-1158   
  Publisher: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.   
  Publication Place: New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta   
  ISBN/ISSN: 81-204-0641-9   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: rice swampeel[English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Southern Asia  
    North America  
    Oceania  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Hawaii, Introduced  
 

 

    

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