ヨーロッパウナギ

Anguilla anguilla

Critically Endangered Both

最大体長

133.0 cm

最大体重

6.6 kg

体色

Yellow-olive to olive-brown back and …

生息水深

0-700m

科

Megalopidae

カテゴリ

Food Fish

概要

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.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	133.0 cm
Maximum Weight	6.6 kg
生息水深	0-700m

Coloration

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.

Habitat & Distribution

Estuaries

水質タイプ

Freshwater & Saltwater

生息水深

0-700m

分布域

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 from Iceland and northern Norway south to the Mediterranean and Morocco.

国

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Distribution Map

Present Not recorded countries

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered IUCN Red List

ヨーロッパウナギ is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

ヨーロッパウナギ faces significant threats to its wild populations.

食用・料理情報

味

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%.

釣り情報

ゲームフィッシュ

はい

Taxonomy

目	Elopomorpha (Tarpons and eels)
科	Megalopidae (Tarpons)
種	Anguilla anguilla

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name
Arabic	أنقليس أوروبي
Chinese (Simplified)	欧洲鳗鲡
French	Anguille d'Europe
German	Europäischer Aal
Indonesian	Sidat eropa
Japanese	ヨーロッパウナギ
Korean	유럽뱀장어
Russian	речной угорь
Spanish	Anguila europea
Thai	ปลาตูหนายุโรป
Vietnamese	Cá chình Châu Âu