Anguilla japonica
E806946
Anguilla japonica, commonly known as the Japanese eel, is a catadromous fish species native to East Asia that migrates from freshwater rivers to the ocean to spawn and is culturally and economically important in countries like Japan.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catadromous fish
ⓘ
eel ⓘ species of ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
snake-like ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | Japanese eel ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceIn |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Temminck and Schlegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ insects ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
important aquaculture species
ⓘ
important food fish ⓘ |
| family | Anguillidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finType | continuous dorsal anal and caudal fins ⓘ |
| fishedBy |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Anguilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ freshwater rivers ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| juvenileForm | glass eel ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalForm | leptocephalus ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
elver
ⓘ
silver eel ⓘ yellow eel ⓘ |
| maximumTotalLength | about 1 meter ⓘ |
| migrationType | catadromous ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Philippines ⓘ |
| order | Anguilliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| spawningArea | western North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spawnsIn | ocean ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
barriers to migration
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
unadon
ⓘ
unagi kabayaki ⓘ unajū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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