BeRMS taxon details
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
126281 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126281)
accepted
Species
Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126281 on 2026-09-14
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126281 on 2026-09-14
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(of Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring in function of dredge disposal monitoring in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [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 (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
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 Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring in function of dredge disposal monitoring in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [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 (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
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 Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | njalangjalameshollagjala | [details] |
| Basque | ibai-aingira | [details] |
| Breton | sili | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Речна змиорка | [details] |
| Catalan | anguila | [details] |
| Danish | ål | [details] |
| Dutch | palingEuropese palingaal | [details] |
| English | European eeleel | [details] |
| Finnish | ankerias | [details] |
| French | civelleanguille d'Europeanguille | [details] |
| Galician | anguía | [details] |
| German | FlussaalEuropäischer AalAal | [details] |
| Hebrew | צלופח אירופיצלופח אירופאיצלופח | [details] |
| Icelandic | áll | [details] |
| Irish | eascú | [details] |
| Italian | anguilla | [details] |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパウナギ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | ungurys | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Χέλι | [details] |
| Norwegian | ål | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ål | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | ål | [details] |
| Polish | węgorz europejskiwegorz | [details] |
| Portuguese | enguiaeiró | [details] |
| Romanian | anghilă | [details] |
| Russian | Угорь речной европейскийугорь речнойugor' | [details] |
| Slovenian | jegulja | [details] |
| Spanish | anguila | [details] |
| Swedish | ål | [details] |
| Turkish | yılan balığıyilan baligitatlısu yılan balığıtatlisu yilan baligi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Річковий вугор європейськийРічковий вугорВугор річковий європейськийВугор річковийвугор європейськийbугор | [details] |
| Welsh | llysywen | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (253 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (127 publications) (from synonym Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (216 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anguilla anguilla)
To FAO Cultured Aquatic species fact sheets
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (178908 nucleotides; 197143 proteins)
To GenBank (178908 nucleotides; 197143 proteins) (from synonym Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (253 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (127 publications) (from synonym Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (216 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anguilla anguilla)
To FAO Cultured Aquatic species fact sheets
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (178908 nucleotides; 197143 proteins)
To GenBank (178908 nucleotides; 197143 proteins) (from synonym Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI
To ITIS
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