Anguillidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Anguilliformes, class . The family contains 7 accepted species worldwide.
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Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anguilla anguilla, the European eel, is a fish with five life stages that spawns…
Anguilla australis Richardson, 1841
Anguilla australis, the short-finned eel, is a catadromous eel found in Australa…
Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Anguilla marmorata, the giant mottled eel, is the largest species of anguillid e…
Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867
Anguilla reinhardtii, the long-finned eel, is a freshwater eel native to parts o…
Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) is an endangered catadromous food fish native t…
Anguilla dieffenbachii Gray, 1842
Anguilla dieffenbachii, the New Zealand longfin eel, is a long-lived, slow-growi…
Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Anguilla rostrata, the American eel, is a migratory bony fish with a complex mul…
Anguillidae animals belong to the Anguilliformes order in the Animalia kingdom. Japanese eels go through five distinct metamorphic stages over their life cycle, each with a unique name. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Anguillidae is classified in the order Anguilliformes, class , phylum Chordata. Like other Anguillidae eels, the longfin eel has a complex life cycle divided into four distinct stages, which was unknown for many decades and is still not fully understood.
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