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Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

European eel
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Italy country information

Common names: Ambidda, Ambidduna, Anchidda
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded as being stocked in the country. Recorded from the Ombrone, Albegna, Fiora and Bruna rivers (Ref. 45688). Also Ref. 94493. Status of threat: Critically endangered (Ref. 119201).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L., 1986
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Anguille d'Europe, Anguila europea, Угорь европейский, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Écologie

marin; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; catadrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 700 m (Ref. 54218).   Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 75°N - 8°N, 82°W - 50°E (Ref. 42249)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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