mottled swamp eel
Synbranchus marmoratus Bloch, 1795
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Synbranchus marmoratus, the marbled swamp eel, neotropical swamp eel, marmorated swamp eel, mottled swamp eel, zangee, or muçum is a species of swamp eel native to Central and South America, including the island of Trinidad and Grenada.
Wikipedia contributors, Synbranchus marmoratus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:11:31.958635+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Synbranchus marmoratus Bloch, 1795
- Name authority
- Bloch, 1795
- Common name
- mottled swamp eel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Synbranchiformes
- Family
- Synbranchidae
- Genus
- Synbranchus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSynbranchiformes
- suborderSynbranchoidei
- familySynbranchidae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusSynbranchus Bloch, 1795
- speciesSynbranchus marmoratus Bloch, 1795
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Synbranchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Synbranchus madeirae Rosen & Rumney, 1972 | SynbranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synbranchus lampreia Favorito, Zanata & Assumpção, 2005 | SynbranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin., v. 9. i–ii + 1–192, Pls. 397–429. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7B7DM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.