Freshwater Eels
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Family | Rafinesque |
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Scientific name | Anguillidae |
Clutch size | American eel |
Phylum | Chordata |
Mass | European eel |
American eel | |
Giant mottled eel | |
New Zealand longfin eel | |
Length | European eel |
American eel | |
Short-finned eel | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2379278 |
About Freshwater Eels
The Anguillidae are a family of ray-finned fish that contains the freshwater eels. Eighteen of the 19 extant species and six subspecies in this family are in the genus Anguilla. They are elongated fish with snake-like bodies, their long dorsal, caudal and anal fins forming a continuous fringe.