Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) (Fig. 6G). American Eel; Anguila, Anguila de Mar, Anguila Verdadera, Anguila Americana

Vouchers: UCR 0448-006 (1) and 0457-015 (1). Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from southern Greenland to northwestern Venezuela; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) Co, UI, WK, Pr, GM, KP, Es, BF and IM (Atlantic); 0–350 masl; Per, Dia, Cat. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; EN A2bd (2017), population trend decreasing. Literature: Villa (1982: 81; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Bussing (1998: 64; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Gros & Miguel-Frithz (2010: 175; brief description, including illustrations, and information on distribution and ecology, plus indigenous science and ethnoichthyology), Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 2770; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 21; listed, including information on distribution).