Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) anguilla (Linnaeus 1758
- Dataset
- The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Anguilliformes
- family
- Anguillidae
- genus
- Anguilla
- species
- Anguilla anguilla
distribution
Distribution. Western and eastern Atlantic, Baltic Sea, North Sea, White Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea: European seas and adjacent watersheds, spawing and larval migration routes to and from the western Atlantic. Introduced in the Caspian Sea basin. Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A 2 bd + 4 bd, 28 May 2013); Med. (North Africa) (EN: A 4 bd, 16 October 2007); CITES Appendix II. Capture and threats: HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. High priority for conservation action.