European eel
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The European eel (Anguilla anguilla)[3] is a species of eel.[4] They are critically endangered due to overfishing by fisheries on coasts for human consumption and parasites.[4][5][6]
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European eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Anguillidae |
Genus: | Anguilla |
Species: | A. anguilla |
Binomial name | |
Anguilla anguilla | |
Freshwater range of wild European eel | |
Synonyms | |
Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758 |
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