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Anguillidae
American eel
Anguilla rostrata
Leaving rivers in autumn for the Sargasso Sea
- Brown
- Gray
- Cross-climate
- Temperate
- Tropical
- Estuary
- Globally widespread
- Freshwater fish
- Anguilliform
- Large
- Tropical fish
Brown
Cross-climate
Anguilliform
LargeAmerican eel is a freshwater fish of rivers and estuaries. It is known for leaving rivers in autumn for the Sargasso Sea.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Anguillidae
- Genus
- Anguilla
- Maximum length
- 152 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Rivers and estuaries
- Body shape
- Eel-shaped
- Diet
- Carnivorous
- Distribution
- Temperate and tropical waters worldwide
Class
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Diet
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