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EUROPEAN EEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Anguilla anguilla
Latin
Anguilla vulgaris
Latin
CONT

In the European eel, well known as an edible fish, females do not spawn until they have reached an age of about 12 years (length of about 5 feet). The males migrate for spawning much earlier - when they are from 4 to 8 years old (about 20 inches long).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Anguilla anguilla
Latin
Anguilla vulgaris
Latin
CONT

L'anguille européenne (Anguilla anguilla) est un poisson au corps serpentiforme presque cylindrique, dont les nageoires dorsale et anale sont en continuité avec la nageoire caudale.

OBS

anguille : nom vernaculaire employé également pour désigner l'espèce Anguilla rostrata.

Spanish

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