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Anguillidae
Sign in to saveThe Anguillidae are a family of ray-finned fish that contains the freshwater eels. All the extant species and six subspecies in this family are in the genus Anguilla, and are elongated fish of snake-like bodies, with long dorsal, caudal and anal fins forming a continuous fringe. They are catadromous, spending their adult lives in freshwater, but migrating to the ocean to spawn.
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Anguillidae is a family of fish within the order Anguilliformes and class Teleostei. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. The family was described by Rafinesque in 1810 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Commonly referred to as freshwater eels, members of this family inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.
Records for this family are held by several institutions, including TCWC, YPM, UWFC, MCZ, and UF. These records originate from the United States, Canada, and the High Seas. The family has been referenced by 211 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
freshwater eels
Anguillidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnguilliformes
- FamilyAnguillidae
Der Titel dieses Artikels ist mehrdeutig. Zum Vornamen siehe Aale (Vorname). Die Aale (Anguilla, Anguillidae, von lat. anguilla „Aal“, Diminutiv von anguis „Schlange“), auch Süßwasseraale genannt, sind eine Knochenfischgattung und Familie aus der Ordnung der Aalartigen (Anguilliformes). Es sind flussabwärts wandernde Wanderfische, die ihr Erwachsenenleben in Süßgewässern verbringen und zum Laichen ins Meer wandern.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 119
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Anguillidae
- Collections
- TCWC, YPM, UWFC, MCZ, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, High Seas, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anguilliformes
- Image
- Anguillarostratakils.jpg
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- Category:Anguillidae
- taxon name
- Anguillidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Anguillidae
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- taxon common name
- ålefamilien
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Description
- Sensory
- Physiology
- Other features
- Distribution and conservation
- Biology
- Reproduction and life cycle
- Commercial importance
- Systematics
- Species
- Paleontology
- References
The Anguillidae are a family of ray-finned fish that contains the freshwater eels. All the extant species and six subspecies in this family are in the genus Anguilla, and are elongated fish of snake-like bodies, with long dorsal, caudal and anal fins forming a continuous fringe. They are catadromous, spending their adult lives in freshwater, but migrating to the ocean to spawn.
Eels are an important food fish and some species are now farm-raised, but not bred in captivity. Many populations in the wild are now threatened, and Seafood Watch recommends consumers avoid eating anguillid eels.
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