American eel
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The American eel is a migratory, catadromous fish native to eastern North America, known for its elongated, snake-like body and complex life cycle that includes spawning in the Sargasso Sea and inhabiting freshwater and coastal habitats.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catadromous fish
ⓘ
species of ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Anguilla rostrata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered (IUCN) ⓘ |
| describedBy | Lesueur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
invertebrates
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ |
| family | Anguillidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Anguilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
snake-like ⓘ |
| hasColor |
olive-brown dorsally
ⓘ
yellowish or pale ventrally ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
American eel
ⓘ
Atlantic eel ⓘ |
| hasHabitatPreference |
muddy or sandy bottoms
ⓘ
vegetated areas ⓘ |
| hasLifeCycleType | catadromous ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
elver
ⓘ
glass eel ⓘ leptocephalus larva ⓘ silver eel ⓘ yellow eel ⓘ |
| hasMigrationType | long-distance oceanic migration ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 1.2 metres ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 7 kilograms ⓘ |
| migratesBetween |
freshwater habitats
ⓘ
marine habitats ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Atlantic coast of North America
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern North America ⓘ |
| occursIn |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ freshwater rivers ⓘ lakes ⓘ |
| order | Anguilliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | spawning ⓘ |
| spawnsIn | Sargasso Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
dams ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquaculture
ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ food ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1817 ⓘ |
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