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Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

European eel
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Japan country information

Common names: Unagi, ヨーロッパウナギ
Occurrence: not established
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Established in aquaculture through continuous importation. Has not established in the wild. Also introduced in 1969 (Ref. 6094). Less popular than the native A. japonicus however this species is needed to supply demand for eel products (Ref. 1739).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Anguille d'Europe, Anguila europea, 欧洲鳗鲡, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Etymology: Anguilla: Latin, anguilla, .-ae = eel (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 700 m (Ref. 54218).   Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 75°N - 8°N, 82°W - 50°E (Ref. 42249)

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