Swamp Eel

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Details

Name:
Swamp Eel

Scientific Name:
Ophisternon gutturale

Reference Number:
GSY-448

Description

Family Synbranchidae – Swamp-eels; Scientific name: Ophisternon gutturale; Common name: Swamp Eel – Distribution in Australia: tropical eel inhabiting river estuaries, lower reaches of rivers and swamps between Darwin in the Northern Territory and tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland – Also known from southern New Guinea.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	GSY-448
Scientific Name:	Ophisternon gutturale