General information
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)  
   
Common nameEuropean eel
Synonyms
Anguilla fluviatilis Heckel & Kner, 1858
Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758
Angill angill (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anguilla anguillai (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anguilla anguillia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anguilla vulgaris Shaw, 1803
Anguilla vulgaris fluviatilis Rafinesque, 1810
Anguilla vulgaris lacustus Rafinesque, 1810
Anguilla vulgaris marina Rafinesque, 1810
Anguilla vulgaris Rafinesque, 1810
Anguilla mediorostris Risso, 1827
Anguilla acutirostris Risso, 1827
Anguilla latirostris Risso, 1827
Anguilla fluviatilis Anslijn, 1828
Muraena platyrhina Ekstrom, 1831
Muraena oxyrhina Ekstrom, 1831
Anguilla anguilla var. macrocephala De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla vulgaris macrocephala De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla anguilla var. mucrocephala De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla var. ornithorincha De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla vulgaris ornithorhincha De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla anguilla var. ornithorhyncha De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla var. platyura De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla vulgaris platyura De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla var. oxycephala De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla anguilla oxycephala De la Pylaie, 1835
Anguilla canariensis Valenciennes, 1843
Anguilla cloacina Bonaparte, 1846
Anguilla septembrina Bonaparte, 1846
Anguilla nilotica Heckel, 1846
Anguilla migratoria Kroyer, 1846
Muraena anguilla marina Nardo, 1847
Anguilla marina (Nardo, 1847)
Anguilla fluviatilis Gistel, 1848
Anguilla platyrhynchus Costa, 1850
Anguilla callensis Guichenot, 1850
Leptocephalus brevirostris Kaup, 1856
Anguilla aegyptiaca Kaup, 1856
Anguilla ancidda Kaup, 1856
Anguilla altirostris Kaup, 1856
Anguilla platycephala Kaup, 1856
Anguilla capitone Kaup, 1856
Anguilla morena Kaup, 1856
Anguilla melanochir Kaup, 1856
Anguilla kieneri Kaup, 1856
Anguilla cuvier Kaup, 1856
Anguilla bibroni Kaup, 1856
Anguilla savignyi Kaup, 1856
Anguilla marginata Kaup, 1856
Anguilla microptera Kaup, 1856
Anguilla nilotica Kaup, 1856
Anguilla eurystoma Heckel & Kner, 1858
Anguilla hibernica Couch, 1865
Anguilla oblongirostris Blanchard, 1866
Muraena anguilla maculata Chiereghini, 1872
Anguilla brevirostris Cisternas, 1877
Anguilla linnei Malm, 1877
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Anguilliformes; Anguillidae.
Geographical distribution China; Japan; Indonesia; Taiwan; Israel; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Russia; Algeria; Libya; Kenya; Morocco; Mauritania; Eritrea; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Brazil; Albania; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Gibraltar; Isle of Man; Latvia; Lithuania; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland; Tunisia; Western Sahara
Occurrence not established: China; not established: Japan; not established: Indonesia; not established: Taiwan; introduced: Israel; introduced: Iran; native: Egypt; introduced: Myanmar; not established: Jordan; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Turkey; native: Russia; native: Algeria; native: Libya; introduced: Kenya; native: Morocco; native: Mauritania; not established: Eritrea; native: UK; native: Germany; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Romania; native: Georgia; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Iceland; native: Ireland; native: Finland; native: Belgium; native: Netherlands; not established: USA; not established: Brazil; native: Albania; native: Austria; native: Belarus; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Cyprus; native: Czech Republic; native: Estonia; native: Faroe Islands; native: Gibraltar; native: Isle of Man; native: Latvia; native: Lithuania; native: Malta; native: Moldova; native: Monaco; native: Poland; native: Serbia; introduced: Slovakia; native: Slovenia; native: Switzerland; native: Tunisia; native: Western Sahara
Remarks Model species
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Not reported
Source of chromosomes Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number 38
Karyotype formula 10m+12sm+l6a
Fundamental arm number 60
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH CMA3/silver staining/ FISH with 45S rDNA probe revealed presence of NORs on short arm of chr. 11; C-bands were centromeric with intercalary areas of chrs. 11 and 12-18; 5S rDNA were localized on chr 19.
Reference Salvadori S, Cau A, Deiana AM, Coluccia E, Milia A, Cannas R, Nieddu M, Pichiri G, Mezzanotte R (1998). Cytogenetic and molecular characteristics of Atlantic eels (Anguilla anguilla and A. rostrata) genome. Italian Journal of Zoology, 65 Suppl.: 61-64.
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