European eel

European eel
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Species:
A. anguilla
Binomial name
Anguilla anguilla
Freshwater range of wild European eel
Synonyms

Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758
Anguilla vulgaris Shaw, 1803
Anguilla malgumora Kaup, 1856
Leptocephalus brevirostris

Édouard Manet, 1864

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla)[3] is a species of eel.[4] Their life history was a mystery for thousands of years, and mating in the wild has not yet been observed. The five stages of their development were originally thought to be different species. They are critically endangered due to hydroelectric dams, overfishing by fisheries on coasts for human consumption, and parasites.[4][5][6][7]

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  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Anguilla anguilla". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
  4. ^ a b "Eel". oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ Deelder, C. L. (1984). "Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) European eel". FishBase. fishbase.org. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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  7. ^ Podda, Cinzia; Palmas, Francesco; Pusceddu, Antonio; Sabatini, Andrea (18 July 2022). "When the Eel Meets Dams: Larger Dams' Long-Term Impacts on Anguilla anguilla (L., 1758)". Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.876369. hdl:11584/345476. ISSN 2296-665X.