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European eel
Conservation status
European eel
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Species:
A. anguilla
Binomial name
Anguilla anguilla
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Freshwater range of wild European eel
Synonyms

Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758
Anguilla vulgaris Shaw, 1803
Anguilla malgumora Kaup, 1856
Leptocephalus brevirostris

Édouard Manet, 1864

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla)[3] is a species of eel.[4] They are critically endangered due to overfishing by fisheries on coasts for human consumption and parasites.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Pike, C.; Crook, V.; Gollock, M. (2020). "Anguilla anguilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60344A152845178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T60344A152845178.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Anguilla anguilla". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
  4. ^ a b "Eel". oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ Deelder, C. L. (1984). "Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) European eel". FishBase. fishbase.org. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  6. ^ "A guide to eel farming". The Fish Site. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

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