Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817)
- Dataset
- New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Anguilliformes
- family
- Anguillidae
- genus
- Anguilla
- species
- Anguilla rostrata
conservation
Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, EN.
discussion
References: Bussing (1966: 236; brief description and information on distribution), Bussing (1998: 64; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo et al. (2013: 989; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 2770; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).
distribution
Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from southern Greenland to northwestern Venezuela; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: LN, RF, SJ, SC, Sa, To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0 – 20 m. a. s. l., Per, Dia (Cat).
vernacular_names
American Eel; Anguila, Anguila de Mar, Anguila Verdadera, Anguila Americana.
Name
- Homonyms
- Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817)