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Anguillidae
European eel
Anguilla anguilla
Six thousand kilometers to the Sargasso Sea
European eel is a freshwater fish that lives in rivers and estuaries. It is known for six thousand kilometers to the Sargasso Sea.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Anguillidae
- Genus
- Anguilla
- 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

