Eel

The eel lives in fresh water and only leaves this habitat to enter the Atlantic ocean for spawning.

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The Eel lives in the demersal, catadromous, freshwater, brackish, marine, depth range 0 - 464 m environment.

The eel has a long tapered body covered by slimy skin. Some species have scales. The eel has dorsal (back) fins but no pelvic fins. More

The American eel, Anguilla rostrata, is a catadromous fish found on the eastern coast of North America. It has a snake-like body with a small sharp pointed head. It is brown on top and a tan-yellow color on the bottom. More

and spiny eels, but these are not members of the Anguilliformes order. More

True eels are elongated fishes, ranging in length from 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in the one-jawed eel (Monognathus ahlstromi) to 3.75 metres (12.3 ft) in the giant moray. They possess no pelvic fins, and many species also lack pectoral fins. More

and spiny eels, but these are not members of the Anguilliformes order. More

You may know that an electric eel can produce very strong electricity to shock large animals. But did you know that some tropical freshwater fishes use ... More

The eel is a long, thin bony fish of the order Anguilliformes. Because fishermen never caught anything they recognized as young eels, the life cycle of the eel was a mystery for a ... More

In addition to the name swamp eel, other English names used for members of this group of fish include rice eel, rice-paddy eel, and belut. What is the scientific name? Swamp eels belong to the family Synbranchidae. More

ill and the eel decided to have a snack because it was easy prey? The eel was being fed and eating well. More

eel has been one of the world’s favorite foods since ancient Greece, and the eel’s life cycle is one of the most remarkable on the planet—during the middle ages, impoverished Londoners survived on eel and the eel later saved the Mayflower pilgrims from More

Eels became popular in Spain at the turn of the century when the Basques, at the forefront of Spanish cooking, made angulas... More

their species, adult eels can be as short as 10 cm or as long as 3 m. Large eels can weigh up to 65 kg. Eels have fewer fins than other fish. They are missing belly and chest fins. More

(and why is an electric eel not one of them?) The electric eel is not a true eel. Nor is the "wolf eel" in the picture below. The moray eel, on the other hand, is a true eel. More

between the European eel and the American eel is the number of vertebrae, which is 110 to 119 and 103 to 111, respectively. Otherwise, the species are almost identical. More

Dictionary: eel (ēl) pronunciation Home > Library > Literature & Language > Dictionaryn., pl., eel, or eels. 1. More

that the European eel and the American eel, A. rostrata, are the same species. OTHER COMMON NAMES English: Common eel; French: Anguille; German: Aal; Spanish: Anguila. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Specimens have been reported to reach 52. More

Electric eels live in muddy waters and have poor vision; they rely on low levels of electrical fields to navigate and explore their surroundings. Higher levels of voltage are generated to stun or kill prey and to protect eels from predators. More

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The Freshwater Moray Eel (Gymnothorax tile) is a moray.jpg (7480 bytes)wonderful aquarium inhabitant that is rarely seen in pet stores. When available to aquarists, it disappears quickly and happy hobbyists rush home with a fish they have no idea how to care for. More

People have fished and farmed eels for hundreds of years, but we have little known about eels for most of that time. Even today the American eel’s complex life history is not completely understood. More

that import American eel are being contacted for information. More

In the common American eel the dorsal fin originates far behind the pectorals, this character is enough to distinguish it from the conger, from which it also differs in that the lower jaw projects beyond the upper or at least equals it in length, and its eyes are small More

Moray eel darts out of its lair to catch a yellow tang. The eel has an unusual set of jaws (purple): they move forward to carry small fish down the gullet. More

Freshwater eel is a popular sushi item and is sold under the Japanese name unagi. Young eels are farm raised after being captured from the wild - a practice that puts more pressure on wild populations that are already in decline. More

American eel (Anguillis rostrata) by Gary Shepherd PDF Version Archives Turn Word Definitions On Figure 28.1 Statistical areas used to define the Amerian eel stock. More

Eel is the common name for any of the various members of the fish order Anguilliformes, which are characterized by an elongated, snake-like body, the absence of pelvic fins, and typically without scales or with the scales embedded in the skin. More

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eeleel - the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickledcommon eel, freshwater eel - eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and More

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eel can be found in both fresh and saltwater, depending upon the species, although all eels breed in salt water. Many species of freshwater eel are consumed by humans, and eel is popular in European and Asian cuisines. More

Eel - Definition and Overview = Juvenile American eelsEnlargeJuvenile American eels An eel is any of the fishes in the order Anguilliformes. The flat and transparent larva of the eel is called a leptocephalus. More

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Common names

Aal in Dutch (Nederlands)
Aal in German (Deutsch)
american eel in English
Amerikaanse aal in Dutch (Nederlands)
Amerikaanse paling in Dutch (Nederlands)
Amerikanankerias in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Amerikanischer Aal in German (Deutsch)
Amerikansk ål in Danish (dansk)
Amerikansk ål in Swedish (Svenska)
Amerikansk ferskvandsål in Danish (dansk)
Amerikanskiy ugor' in Russian (русский язык)
Anguía in Papiamento
Anguila in Catalan (Català)
Anguila in Spanish (español)
Anguila americana in Spanish (español)
Anguilla americana in Italian (Italiano)
Anguille in French (français)
Anguille américaine in French (français)
anguille d?Amérique in French (français)
Anguille d'Amérique in French (français)
Common eel in English
Eel in English
Elver (joven) in English
Enguia in Portuguese (Português)
Enguia americana in Portuguese (Português)
Enguia-americana in Portuguese (Português)
Freshwater eel in English
Moringa cetkowana in Polish (polski)
Paling in Dutch (Nederlands)
Silver eel in English
Úhoř americký in Czech (česky)
Wegorz amerykanski in Polish (polski)
Американський вугор in Ukrainian (українська мова)
угорь американский in Russian (русский язык)
美洲鰻鱺 in Mandarin Chinese
美洲鳗鲡 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Anguillidae
Genus : Anguilla
Species : Anguilla rostrata
Authority : Lesueur, 1817