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Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Japanese eel
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Common names: Kabayaki, Nihon-unagi, Unagi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Chikuma River, Hokkaido (Ref. 37812, 11230); Kawahara-oike Lake, Nagasaki (Ref. 32231); in Futatsukawa Creek, Fukuoka Prefecture (Ref. 37350), Lake Hamana, Aichi and Minato River, Chiba (Ref. 48776). Also. Ref. 9988, 57032. Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 94887).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Anguille du Japon, Anguila japonesa, Угорь японский, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | 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 Ecologia


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