Anguilla

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Anguilla is a genus of freshwater eels best known for species like the European eel and Japanese eel, which have complex migratory life cycles between rivers and the open ocean.

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Anguilla canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
bodyShape elongated eel-like body
class Actinopterygii
commonName freshwater eels
conservationConcern some species are threatened
diet invertebrates
small fish
distribution Atlantic Ocean basin NERFINISHED
East Asian rivers and coasts
European rivers and coasts
Indo-Pacific region
domain Eukarya
surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole predatory fish
economicUse aquaculture
food fish
family Anguillidae NERFINISHED
fishing commercially harvested
habitat coastal marine waters
freshwater
open ocean
rivers
includesSpecies Anguilla anguilla NERFINISHED
Anguilla australis NERFINISHED
Anguilla japonica NERFINISHED
Anguilla marmorata NERFINISHED
Anguilla rostrata NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
larvalStage leptocephalus
lifeCycle catadromous migration between freshwater and ocean
lifeHistoryTrait complex migratory life cycle
locomotion swimming
namedBy Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED
notableBehavior long-distance oceanic migration
notableSpecies Anguilla anguilla NERFINISHED
Anguilla australis NERFINISHED
Anguilla japonica NERFINISHED
Anguilla marmorata NERFINISHED
Anguilla rostrata NERFINISHED
order Anguilliformes
parentTaxon Anguillidae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction spawns in the open ocean
respiration gills
scientificNameAuthorship Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED
skeletonType bony fish
taxonRank genus

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Anguillidae includesGenus Anguilla
European eel genus Anguilla