Freshwater Eels
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Family | Rafinesque |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Anguillidae |
| Clutch size | American eel |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Mass | European eel |
| American eel | |
| Giant mottled eel | |
| New Zealand longfin eel | |
| Length | European eel |
| American eel | |
| Short-finned eel | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2379278 |
About Freshwater Eels
The Anguillidae are a family of ray-finned fish that contains the freshwater eels. Eighteen of the 19 extant species and six subspecies in this family are in the genus Anguilla. They are elongated fish with snake-like bodies, their long dorsal, caudal and anal fins forming a continuous fringe.