Anguilla rostrata
E806945
Anguilla rostrata, commonly known as the American eel, is a catadromous fish species native to eastern North America that migrates to the Sargasso Sea to spawn.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catadromous fish
ⓘ
species of ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
eel-like
ⓘ
elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | American eel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Lesueur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
invertebrates
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ |
| distributionLimitNorth | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionLimitSouth | northern South America ⓘ |
| family | Anguillidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finCharacteristic | continuous dorsal, caudal, and anal fins ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ freshwater rivers ⓘ lakes ⓘ |
| hasColor |
lighter ventral surface
ⓘ
olive-brown to dark brown dorsally ⓘ |
| hasGillOpening | small gill openings ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
elver
ⓘ
glass eel ⓘ leptocephalus larva ⓘ silver eel ⓘ yellow eel ⓘ |
| maximumTotalLength | approximately 1 meter ⓘ |
| migrationType | catadromous ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Atlantic coast of North America
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea drainage ⓘ Gulf of Mexico drainage NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern North America ⓘ |
| order | Anguilliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Anguilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Anguilla anguilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | semelparous ⓘ |
| spawnsIn | Sargasso Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
dams and migration barriers ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquaculture
ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1817 ⓘ |
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