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Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Japanese eel
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: Japanese eel, 日本鰻鱺, 白鱔
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from streams at Tai Ho, Chi Ma Wan Peninsula, and Tung Chung in Lantau Island (Ref. 129476). Sold in live fish markets. Commonly consumed in Hong Kong (Ref. 125589). Also Ref. 5258.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Etymology: Anguilla: Latin, anguilla, .-ae = eel (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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