The largest eel fish currently grows up to 1.5 meters in length and weighs 36 pounds.

This animal actually belongs to the fish family, although its body looks like a snake. Its length is usually 20-70 centimeters, with a thicker head and a thin tail and a layer of mucus on the body surface. As a tropical and warm-temperate fish, it generally lives underwater and is relatively adaptable, mainly inhabiting areas such as rice paddies, lakes, ponds and rivers.

The eel has an elongated cylindrical body in the shape of a snake, with a length of about 20 to 70 centimeters and a maximum length of up to 1 meter. The body is rounded in front and flattened in the back, and the tail is pointed and thin. Head expanded long and round, cheeks bulging. The mouth is large, terminal, with a short and flattened muzzle; the mouth opens at the muzzle end and is obliquely cleft; the upper jaw is slightly protruding, and the lips are quite developed. The upper and lower jaws and muzzle bones are finely toothed. Eyes very small, hidden under the skin, covered by a thin skin.

Eel

The eel (Latin name: Monopterus albus), also known as the yellow eel, is a genus of eel in the family Gnathostomatidae, and is listed on the IUCN Red List of Species Not in Danger (LC).

The eel is snake-like and cylindrical. The head is thick and the tail is thin, the body surface has a smooth mucous membrane protective layer, yellowish brown in color. Distributed in southeastern Asia, China, western Korea, southern Japan and other places. Often live in paddy fields, rivers and streams, ponds and other silty water bottom.