WoRMS taxon details
Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
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158562 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158562)
accepted
Species
Anguilla aterrima Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted
Anguilla blephura Rafinesque, 1817 · unaccepted
Anguilla bostoniensis (Lesueur, 1817) · unaccepted
Anguilla chrisypa Rafinesque, 1817 · unaccepted
Anguilla cubana Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Anguilla laticanda Rafinesque, 1818 · unaccepted
Anguilla laticauda Rafinesque, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
Anguilla lutea Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted
Anguilla macrops Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Anguilla novaeorleanensis Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Anguilla novaeterrae Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Anguilla punctatissima Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Anguilla tenuirostris DeKay, 1842 · unaccepted
Anguilla texana Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Anguilla tyrannus Girard, 1858 · unaccepted
Anguilla wabashensis Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Anguilla xanthomelas Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted (synonym)
Leptocephalus grassii Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 · unaccepted
Muraena argentea Lesueur, 1817 · unaccepted
Muraena bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muraena macrocephala Lesueur, 1817 · unaccepted
Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817 · unaccepted
Muraena serpentina Lesueur, 1817 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 81 [details]
page(s): 81 [details]
Distribution Greenland south along the Atlantic coast of Canada and US to Panama
Distribution Greenland south along the Atlantic coast of Canada and US to Panama [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158562 on 2023-10-02
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original description
(of Anguilla blephura Rafinesque, 1817) Rafinesque, C. S. (1817). First decade of new North American fishes. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> 2 (2): 120-121.
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Anguilla laticanda Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C. S. (1818). Further discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> v. 3 (no. 6) (art. 6) (Oct.): 445-447.
page(s): 447 [details]
original description (of Anguilla chrisypa Rafinesque, 1817) Rafinesque, C. S. (1817). First decade of new North American fishes. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> 2 (2): 120-121.
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Muraena argentea Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 82 [details]
original description (of Muraena bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Muraena macrocephala Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 82 [details]
original description (of Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Muraena serpentina Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Anguilla laticauda Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C. S. (1818). Further discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> v. 3 (no. 6) (art. 6) (Oct.): 445-447.
page(s): 447 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B., and S.N. Messieh. (1976). Common Canadian Atlantic fishes. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 106 p. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Lutaenko, K.A.; Furota, T.; Nakayama; S.; Shin, K.; Xu, J. (2013). Atlas of Marine Invasive Species in the NOWPAP Region. Beijing: NOWPAP DINRAC (Northwest Pacific Action Plan, Data and Information Network Regional Center). 189 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Anguilla laticanda Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C. S. (1818). Further discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> v. 3 (no. 6) (art. 6) (Oct.): 445-447.
page(s): 447 [details]
original description (of Anguilla chrisypa Rafinesque, 1817) Rafinesque, C. S. (1817). First decade of new North American fishes. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> 2 (2): 120-121.
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Muraena argentea Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 82 [details]
original description (of Muraena bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Muraena macrocephala Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 82 [details]
original description (of Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Muraena serpentina Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.): 81-83.
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Anguilla laticauda Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C. S. (1818). Further discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> v. 3 (no. 6) (art. 6) (Oct.): 445-447.
page(s): 447 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B., and S.N. Messieh. (1976). Common Canadian Atlantic fishes. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 106 p. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Lutaenko, K.A.; Furota, T.; Nakayama; S.; Shin, K.; Xu, J. (2013). Atlas of Marine Invasive Species in the NOWPAP Region. Beijing: NOWPAP DINRAC (Northwest Pacific Action Plan, Data and Information Network Regional Center). 189 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact Chinese part of the Yellow Sea (Marine Region) Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression [details]Introduced species impact Chinese part of the Eastern China Sea (Marine Region) Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression
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Introduced species impact Chinese part of the South China Sea (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]
Introduced species impact Chinese part of the Eastern China Sea (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]
Introduced species impact Chinese part of the South China Sea (Marine Region) Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression [details]
Introduced species impact Chinese part of the Yellow Sea (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese part of the Yellow Sea (Marine Region) Aquaculture [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese part of the Eastern China Sea (Marine Region) Aquaculture
[details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese part of the South China Sea (Marine Region) Aquaculture [details]
From other sources
Diet At sea, young eels feed on plankton, juveniles and adults feed on bottom fishes and invertebrates. In freshwater, diet includes insect larvae, worms, crayfishes, snails, frogs and small fishes [details]Distribution Greenland south along the Atlantic coast of Canada and US to Panama [details]
Habitat Anadromous; born in Sargasso Sea, drift for one year to North American waters, live in flowing streams for several years, spawn in Sargasso Sea. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Scientific- Commercial; aquaculture; gamefish [details]
Predators Sharks, rays and larval eels and elvers are eaten by their own kind [details]
Reproduction Spawn (once per lifetime) between February and July; external fertilization [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | Amerikansk ferskvandsål | [details] |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse paling | [details] |
| English | freshwater eelAmerican eel | [details] |
| French | anguille d'Amériqueanguille d’Amérique | [details] |
| German | Amerikanischer Aal | [details] |
| Japanese | アメリカウナギ | [details] |
| Spanish | anguila americana | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (111 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Anguilla novaeorleanensis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Muraena bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Anguilla cubana Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Anguilla aterrima Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Anguilla laticauda Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Anguilla lutea Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Muraena macrocephala Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Anguilla texana Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraena serpentina Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Anguilla macrops Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Anguilla novaeterrae Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Anguilla tyrannus Girard, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (284 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Anguilla blephura Rafinesque, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Anguilla punctatissima Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Anguilla tenuirostris DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Muraena argentea Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Anguilla chrisypa Rafinesque, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Anguilla wabashensis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Anguilla xanthomelas Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus grassii Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla aterrima Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla chrisypa Rafinesque, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla blephura Rafinesque, 1817)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla cubana Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla laticanda Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla lutea Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla novaeorleanensis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla macrops Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla texana Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla tenuirostris DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla punctatissima Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla novaeterrae Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla laticauda Rafinesque, 1818)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anguilla bostoniensis (Lesueur, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus grassii Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla wabashensis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena serpentina Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena argentea Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla xanthomelas Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla tyrannus Girard, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena macrocephala Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase images (Anguilla rostrata, by The Native Fish Conservancy)
To GenBank (80774 nucleotides; 954 proteins)
To GenBank (80774 nucleotides; 954 proteins) (from synonym Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anguilla rostrata P00690 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anguilla rostrata RAD105826-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anguilla tyrannus USNM 857 holotype 1 of 2 radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Anguilla tyrannus Girard, 1858)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Anguilla novaeorleanensis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Muraena bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Anguilla cubana Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Anguilla aterrima Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Anguilla laticauda Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Anguilla lutea Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Muraena macrocephala Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Anguilla texana Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Muraena serpentina Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Anguilla macrops Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Anguilla novaeterrae Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Anguilla tyrannus Girard, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (284 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Anguilla blephura Rafinesque, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Anguilla punctatissima Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Anguilla tenuirostris DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Muraena argentea Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Anguilla chrisypa Rafinesque, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Anguilla wabashensis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Anguilla xanthomelas Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus grassii Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla aterrima Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla chrisypa Rafinesque, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla blephura Rafinesque, 1817)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla cubana Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla laticanda Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla lutea Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla novaeorleanensis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla macrops Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla texana Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla tenuirostris DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla punctatissima Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla novaeterrae Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla laticauda Rafinesque, 1818)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anguilla bostoniensis (Lesueur, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus grassii Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla wabashensis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena serpentina Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena argentea Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla xanthomelas Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla tyrannus Girard, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena macrocephala Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase images (Anguilla rostrata, by The Native Fish Conservancy)
To GenBank (80774 nucleotides; 954 proteins)
To GenBank (80774 nucleotides; 954 proteins) (from synonym Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anguilla rostrata P00690 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anguilla rostrata RAD105826-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anguilla tyrannus USNM 857 holotype 1 of 2 radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Anguilla tyrannus Girard, 1858)
To ITIS
