Rice-paddy Eel
The rice-paddy eel (''Pisodonophis boro''; also known commonly as the Bengal's snake-eel, the estuary snake eel, or the snake eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm-snake eels).''Pisodonophis boro''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by in 1822, originally in the genus '' Ophisurus''.Hamilton, F., 1822 ef. 2031''An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches.'' Edinburgh & London. i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. It is a

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 in Georgia. Taxonomy The Asian swamp eel is a freshwater, eel-like fish belonging to the family Synbranchidae (swamp eels).Nelson, J.S. Fishes of the World. 3rd. New York City: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994. Print. Some work indicates that the species should be split into three geographical clades or cryptic species, although these were not given nomenclatural names, as the taxonomic synonymy was too complex to sort out at the time. The populations in the Ryukyus are distinct, the populations in China and Japan belong to another clade, and the rest, the original ''M. albus'', belong to the third ...
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