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Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

European eel
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Anguilla anguilla
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Slovenia country information

Common names: Jegula, Jegulja
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Population has declined in Adriatic river basin due to river regulation. Conservation measures include fishways (Ref. 90061). Also Ref. 6125. Status of threat: Critically endangered (Ref. 119201).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/si.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianco, P.G. and V. Ketmaier, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Etymology: Anguilla: Latin, anguilla, .-ae = eel (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

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