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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Synonym Source
Anguilla linnei Malm, 1877 synonym
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Anguilla orthoentera Balsamo-Crivelli & Maggi, 1873 synonym
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Anguilla anacamptoentera Balsamo-Crivelli & Maggi, 1873 synonym
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Muraena anguilla maculata Chiereghini, 1872 synonym
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Anguilla eurystoma Heckel & Kner, 1858 synonym
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Anguilla melanochir Kaup, 1856 synonym
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Anguilla marginata Kaup, 1856 synonym
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Anguilla cuvieri Kaup, 1856 synonym
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Anguilla capitone Kaup, 1856 synonym
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Anguilla ancidda Kaup, 1856 synonym
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Anguilla altirostris Kaup, 1856 synonym
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Anguilla aegyptiaca Kaup, 1856 synonym
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Anguilla fluviatilis Gistel, 1848 heterotypic synonym
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Anguilla marina (Nardo, 1847) heterotypic synonym
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Anguilla migratoria Krøyer, 1846 synonym
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Anguilla cloacina Bonaparte, 1846 synonym
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Published in:Bonaparte, C.L. (1846). Catalogo metodico dei pesci europei. <em>Atti della Settima Adunanza degli Scienziati Italiani Sesta Riunione, Milano 7a Adunanza, Napoli.</em> Part 2: 1-95.
Anguilla canariensis Valenciennes, 1843 synonym
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Anguilla vulgaris platyura De la Pylaie, 1835 heterotypic synonym
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Anguilla vulgaris ornithorhincha De la Pylaie, 1835 heterotypic synonym
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Anguilla vulgaris macrocephala De la Pylaie, 1835 heterotypic synonym
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Anguilla anguilla var. ornithorhyncha De la Pylaie, 1835 heterotypic synonym
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Anguilla anguilla var. mucrocephala De la Pylaie, 1835 heterotypic synonym
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Muraena platyrhina Ekström, 1831 synonym
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Muraena oxyrhina Ekström, 1831 synonym
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Anguilla fluviatilis Anslijn, 1828 synonym
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Published in:Anslijn, N. (1828). Systematische beschrijving der voor ons meest belangrijke visschen. <em>Du Mortier & son, Leyden.</em> 1-345, 98 pls.
Anguilla mediorostris Risso, 1827 synonym
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Anguilla latirostris Risso, 1827 synonym
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Anguilla acutirostris Risso, 1827 synonym
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Anguilla vulgaris marina Rafinesque, 1810 heterotypic synonym
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Anguilla vulgaris lacustus Rafinesque, 1810 heterotypic synonym
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Anguilla vulgaris fluviatilis Rafinesque, 1810 heterotypic synonym
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Anguilla vulgaris Shaw, 1803 synonym
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Published in:Shaw, G. (1803). General zoology or systematic natural history . <em>Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826.</em> vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [Series is 14 vols., 1800-1826.]. v. 4: (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), i-xiii + 187-632, Pls. 26-92.
Anguilla spec Shaw, 1803 synonym
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Published in:Shaw, George. 1803. General zoology or systematic natural history. Pisces. G. Kearsley, London. Vol. 4, No. Parts 1-2: i-v, i-xi, 1-632, pls. 1-92.

Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Anguilla Schrank, 1798
Muraena anguilla var. acerine Schneider, 1801 synonym
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Muraena anguilla guiseau Schneider, 1801 synonym
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Muraena anguilla anguillechien Schneider, 1801 synonym
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Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758 homotypic synonym
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Published in:Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
Anguilla anguillia (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
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Anguilla anguillai (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
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Angill angill (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
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Common names Source
Broad-Nosed Eel
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Common Eel
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Published in:EUNIS Biodiversity Database
Common Eel
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Common Eel
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Common Eel
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Common Eel
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Eel
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Eel Belgium
  • English
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Published in:Belgian Species List
Eel
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Eel
  • English
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Published in:World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Eel
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Eel
  • English
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Eel
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Eel
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
European Eel
  • English
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
European Eel
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
European Eel
  • English
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Published in:The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
European Eel
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
European Eel
  • English
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Published in:World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
European Eel
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
European Eel
  • English
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Published in:EUNIS Biodiversity Database
European Eel
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
European Eel
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Published in:EUNIS Biodiversity Database
River Eel
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Sharp-Nosed Eel
  • English
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Silver Eel
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Sing Eel
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Published in:EUNIS Biodiversity Database
Sing Eel
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Snig Eel
  • English
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Weed Eel
  • English
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Published in:EUNIS Biodiversity Database
Weed Eel
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Yellow Eel
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Blankål
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Europeisk Ål
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Europeisk Ål
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Published in:EUNIS Biodiversity Database
Gulål
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Ål Sweden
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Published in:Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Ål Sweden
  • Swedish
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Published in:The Swedish Red List 2020
Ål
  • Swedish
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Published in:World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Ål
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Anguilliformes
family
Anguillidae
genus
Anguilla
species
Anguilla anguilla
subspecies
Anguilla vulgaris platirostris Döderlein, 1879 
subspecies
Anguilla vulgaris vulgaris 
subspecies
Muraena anguilla anguilla 
subspecies
Muraena anguilla maculata Nardo, 1847 
variety
Anguilla vulgaris var. fluviatilis Rafinesque, 1810 
variety
Anguilla vulgaris var. lacustus Rafinesque, 1810 
variety
Anguilla vulgaris var. marina Rafinesque, 1810 
variety
Anguilla vulgaris var. vulgaris 
variety
Muraena anguilla var. anguilla 
variety
Muraena anguilla var. nilotica Bloch & Schneider, 1801 
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