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Scientific Name: Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- TSN: 161128

Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species Synonym(s):Anguilla vulgaris Shaw, 1803


Vernacular name(s): European eel [English]
common eel [English]


Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing: valid

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

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 Kingdom Animalia-- animals
   Phylum Chordata-- chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata-- vertebrates
     Superclass Osteichthyes-- bony fishes
      Class Actinopterygii-- ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes
       Subclass Neopterygii-- neopterygians
        Infraclass Teleostei
         Superorder Elopomorpha
          Order Anguilliformes-- eels
           Suborder Anguilloidei
              Family Anguillidae-- freshwater eels
                  Genus Anguilla-- freshwater eels
                      Species Anguilla anguilla-- common eel, European eel
                      
                      

References



Other sources: Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004 website (version 10-May-04); (http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/)
Source: NODC Taxonomic Code database (version 8.0)



References: Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
Shiino, Sueo M. 1976. List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. Shima Marineland. Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan. 262.
Geographic Information
Geographic Information:Eastern Atlantic Ocean
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