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European eel (Anguilla anguilla)
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European eel (Anguilla anguilla) specimen
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Anguillidae

European eel

Anguilla anguilla

Six thousand kilometers to the Sargasso Sea

  • Brown
  • Gray
  • Silver
  • Cross-climate
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Estuary
  • Globally widespread
  • Freshwater fish
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

European eel is a freshwater fish that lives in rivers and estuaries. It is known for six thousand kilometers to the Sargasso Sea.

Maximum length
133 cm
Water
Freshwater
Habitat
Rivers and estuaries
Body shape
Eel-shaped
Diet
Carnivorous
Distribution
Temperate and tropical waters worldwide
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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