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| Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Common name | European 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 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Endangered (EN) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater and freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Anguilliformes; Anguillidae. |
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| 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 |
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| Occurrence | Not established: China, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Jordan, Eritrea, USA, Brazil Introduced: Israel, Iran, Myanmar, Kenya, Slovakia Native: Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Russia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Western Sahara |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Model species |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Not reported | |
| Source of chromosomes | Not reported |
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| Number of specimens with sex | ||
| Diploid chromosome number | 38 |
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| Karyotype formula | 10m+12sm+l6a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 60 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| 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. |
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| Reference(s) |
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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