Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Current distribution known : Spawning area in western Atlantic (Sargasso Sea); eastern Atlantic, south to Canarian Islands and Mediterranean .
  • Habitat / home range : adults in continental waters, larvae and young stages in sea .
  • Size : 1,50 meter TL, weight 6 kg .
  • Types :
    • Anguilla acutirostris Risso, 1826: 198. Type locality: "Environs de Nice, mares et ruisseaux". Type(s) lost.
    • Anguilla aegyptiaca Kaup, 1856 b: 40. Type locality: "Nile". Syntypes (2) MNHN n° 3772 to 3773.
    • Anguilla callensis Guichenot, 1850: 111, pl. 7, fig. 1. Type locality: "Calle", Algeria. Syntypes (10) MNHN n° 3160, 3220 and 3774.
    • Anguilla canariensis Valenciennes in Webb & Berthelot, 1843: 88, pl. 20, fig. 1. Type locality: "Canaries". Holotype MNHN n° 3783.
    • Anguilla latirostris Risso, 1826: 199. Type locality: "Nice". Type(s) lost.
    • Anguilla nilotica Heckel in Russeger, 1841: 313. Type locality: "Nice". Syntypes (3) MNHN n° 3769 to 3771.
    • Anguilla vulgaris Shaw, 1803: 15. Type locality: unknown. Type(s) lost.
    • Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758: 245. Type locality: "Habitat in Europa". Type(s) lost.