Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 31

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346520

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scientific name

Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758)
status

 

Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —European eel

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 13); subsequently recorded as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 74–75). Recent unpublished records from Tripoli, Nahr Ibrahim, Beirut and Damour (1998–2012). Material in collection: AUBM, FMNH, MNHN, SMF, and USNM.

Distribution. Western and eastern Atlantic, Baltic Sea, North Sea, White Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea: European seas and adjacent watersheds, spawing and larval migration routes to and from the western Atlantic. Introduced in the Caspian Sea basin.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A2bd+4bd, 28 May 2013); Med. (North Africa) ( EN: A4 bd, 16 October 2007); CITES Appendix II. Capture and threats: HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. High priority for conservation action .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Anguilliformes

Family

Anguillidae

Genus

Anguilla

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Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald 2020
2020
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Anguilla

anguilla (Linnaeus 1758
1758
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Anguilla

anguilla (Linnaeus 1758
1758
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Anguilla

anguilla (Linnaeus 1758
1758
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