Anguille d'Europe vs Silure glane

Anguilla anguilla comparé à Silurus glanis

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Anguille d'Europe	Silure glane
Nom scientifique	Anguilla anguilla	Silurus glanis
Ordre	Elopomorpha	Siluriformes
Famille	Megalopidae	Ictaluridae
Conservation Status	Critically Endangered	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Anguille d'Europe	Silure glane
Longueur maximale	133,0 cm	500,0 cm
Poids maximum	6,6 kg	300,0 kg
Couleur	Yellow-olive to olive-brown back and sides in the freshwater 'yellow eel' phase; maturing 'silver eel' phase develops a dark gray-black back with a silvery-white belly and enlarged eyes.	Dark olive-green to slate-gray back with irregular mottled marbling of darker blotches; flanks grade to olive-yellow; scaleless smooth skin; belly pale cream to yellowish-white; head broad and flat.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Anguille d'Europe	Silure glane
Type d'eau	Freshwater & Saltwater	Brackish
Plage de profondeur	0-700m	0-30m
Aire de répartition	Spawns in the Sargasso Sea and larvae drift to European and North African coasts on the Gulf Stream. Adults inhabit rivers, lakes, and coastal waters …	Native to large river systems and lakes of central and eastern Europe from the Rhine basin east to the Caspian and Aral sea drainages. Introduced …
Habitat	Estuaries	Large rivers, lakes, and reservoirs across Europe and Asia (Volga, Danube, Rhine, Ob). Inhabits deep, slow-moving freshwater with soft substrates. Tolerates turbid water (15-25°C). Highly …

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Anguille d'Europe	Silure glane
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Oui
Cote de combativité	—	9/10
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Anguille d'Europe

Rich, fatty flesh with a distinctive earthy flavor; classically smoked, jellied (in Britain), or grilled kabayaki-style. Critically Endangered — consumption strongly discouraged; population down 90%.

Silure glane

Fatty, soft flesh with a mild, slightly sweet flavor; quality improves from cold, clean water fish. Popular in Central European cuisines — commonly smoked, fried, or braised with vegetables.

Species Overview

Anguille d'Europe

The European eel undertakes one of nature's most remarkable migrations, traveling 5,000 km from European rivers to the Sargasso Sea to spawn and die. Despite centuries of study, its breeding grounds were only recently confirmed.

Silure glane

The wels catfish is the largest freshwater fish in Europe, capable of exceeding 5 meters. Found in large rivers and lakes across the continent, it has been documented beaching itself to catch pigeons. It can live over 80 years.