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Anguillidae
- Classification -
Anguillidae
Anguilliformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Anguilla
anguilla
(Linnaeus
, 1758)
European eel
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All suitable habitat
|
Point map
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Year 2050
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Anguilla anguilla
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OBIS
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Anguilla anguilla
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Greece country information
Common names:
Cheli
,
Chéli
,
Γλαβίτσι
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
|
Ref:
Importance:
|
Ref:
Aquaculture:
commercial
|
Ref:
FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations:
|
Ref:
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from Prespa lakes (Ref. 75668). Also from the Messolonghi-Etoliko lagoon system (Ref. 74825). Also Ref. 6125.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
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Main Ref:
Papaconstantinou, C., 2014
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Anguille d'Europe
,
Anguila europea
,
Угорь европейский
,
... 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
)
Distribution
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Occurrences
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