欧洲鳗鲡

Anguilla anguilla

Critically Endangered Both

最大体长

133.0 cm

最大体重

6.6 kg

体色

Yellow-olive to olive-brown back and …

栖息水深

0-700m

科

Megalopidae

类别

Food Fish

Overview

One of nature's most extraordinary migrants, the European eel travels some 5,000 kilometres from continental rivers to the Sargasso Sea to spawn and die. Its transparent larvae drift back to Europe and North Africa on the Gulf Stream, entering fresh water as yellow-olive yellow eels before maturing into silvery, large-eyed silver eels for the return journey. Adults occupy rivers, lakes, and coastal waters from Iceland and Norway to the Mediterranean and Morocco, growing to about 1.3 metres. Its rich, fatty flesh is traditionally smoked, jellied, or grilled kabayaki-style, but stocks have fallen roughly 90 percent, and the species is now Critically Endangered, so consumption is strongly discouraged.

简介

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
栖息水深	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

水质类型

Freshwater & Saltwater

栖息水深

0-700m

地理分布

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.

国家

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Distribution Map

Present Not recorded countries

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered IUCN Red List

欧洲鳗鲡 is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

欧洲鳗鲡 faces significant threats to its wild populations.

食用性与烹饪

口味

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%.

钓鱼信息

游钓鱼种

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Taxonomy

目	Elopomorpha (Tarpons and eels)
科	Megalopidae (Tarpons)
物种	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