European eel, common eel (Anguilla anguilla) English: Drawing of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758), Fig. 163
Deutsch: Zeichnung des Europäischen Aals, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758), Fig. 163
Date 1909
Source P. Matschie, A. Reichenow, G. Tornier & P. Pappenheim 1909: Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces. In: Brauer, A. (Hrsg.): Die Süsswasserfauna Deutschlands. Eine Exkursionsfauna. Heft 1, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena, S. 206 http://www.archive.org (Mit 173 Figuren im Text.).
Author P. Matschie, A. Reichenow, G. Tornier & P. Pappenheim
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anguilla_anguilla_(Linnaeus_1758)_Fig_163_(Matschie_et_al._1909).svg
The European eel or common eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a species of eel, a snake-like, catadromous fish. The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is one of 19 species in their genus, found in the Northern Atlantic south to Mauritius, the Mediterranean, North and Baltic Seas and the rivers that feed into these ocean bodies.