''Synbranchus'' is a
genus
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of
swamp eels native to
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
and
South America
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.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Synbranchus lampreia''
Favorito, Zanata & Assumpção, 2005
* ''
Synbranchus madeirae''
D. E. Rosen & Rumney, 1972
* ''
Synbranchus marmoratus
''Synbranchus marmoratus'', the marbled swamp eel, neotropical swamp eel, marmorated swamp eel, mottled swamp eel, zange, or muçum is a species of swamp eel native to Central and South America, including the island of Trinidad and Grenada
.
De ...
''
Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
* (born 1972), German motor journal ...
, 1795 (Marbled swamp eel)
References
External links
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Synbranchidae
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