Anguilla anguilla
E806944
Anguilla anguilla, commonly known as the European eel, is a catadromous fish species native to European and North African waters that migrates to the Sargasso Sea to spawn.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catadromous fish
ⓘ
species of ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| ageAtMaturity | about 5–20 years ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated eel-like body ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| coloration |
lighter ventrally
ⓘ
yellow-brown to olive dorsally ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
aquaculture
ⓘ
food fish ⓘ |
| commonName | European eel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationMeasure | fishing restrictions in the European Union ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
carnivorous ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| distribution |
widely distributed in European coastal waters
ⓘ
widely distributed in European inland waters ⓘ |
| family | Anguillidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Anguilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategorySystem | IUCN 3.1 ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
elver
ⓘ
glass eel ⓘ leptocephalus larva ⓘ silver eel ⓘ yellow eel ⓘ |
| longevity | can exceed 50 years in captivity ⓘ |
| maximumTotalLength | about 133 cm ⓘ |
| migrationType | catadromous ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Baltic Sea basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ European coastal waters ⓘ Mediterranean Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ North African coastal waters ⓘ North Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Anguilliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | spawns in oceanic waters ⓘ |
| silvering | develops silvery coloration before oceanic migration ⓘ |
| spawningArea | Sargasso Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
barriers to migration
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ overfishing ⓘ parasites ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| typicalTotalLength | 60–80 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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