The EEL

The eel was a group of fish have the shape of was similar to the snake that including in the Synbranchidae ethnic group. This ethnic group consisted of four genera totally 20 kinds. His kinds many that were not yet described completely so as the figures could change. His member was pantropis (was found in all the areas of the tropics). This fish might be said did not have fins, except tail fins that also tereduksi. The typical characteristics of the other eel were to be not scaly (or just a few), could breathe from air, the narrow gills aperture, did not have the pocket of swimming and ribs. The practical eel was the animal of land water. The eel eyes most did not function good; kinds that lived in the cave even blind. The Synbranchus marble eel marmoratus was known could reach 1,5m. The paddy-field eel personally, that normally is encountered in the paddy-field and is sold to be eaten, could reach long around 1m (in the Betawi language was mentioned moa). Most eels did not like to swim and more liked to hide in mud. All the eels were pemangsa. The list of his prey usually small animals in the swamp or the river, like the fish, the frog, insects, as well as the small crustacean.