European eel | |
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Conservation status
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Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Faimily: | Anguillidae |
Genus: | Anguilla |
Species: | A. anguilla |
Binomial name | |
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Range for wild European eel | |
Synonyms | |
Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758 |
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