Classificação / Names
Common names from other countries
Referência principal
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Max length : 122 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 88166); 133.0 cm TL (female); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 6125); common length :50 cm TL (female); Peso máx. publicado: 6.6 kg (Ref. 39903); Peso máx. publicado: 6.6 kg; Idade máx. registada: 88 anos (Ref. 72468)
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 45 - 65 cm
Ambiente
; marinhas; Água doce; estuarina demersal; catádromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 700 m (Ref. 54218)
Clima / Intervalo
Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059), preferred ?; 75°N - 8°N, 82°W - 45°E (Ref. 42249)
Distribuição
Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic coast from Scandinavia to Morocco; Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Seas; rivers of North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean seas (Ref. 172, Ref. 51442). Continuous introductions to Asia and South and Central America. Spawning area in western Atlantic (Sargasso Sea). At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction. Recent genomic DNA studies show that the European eel exhibits isolation by distance, implying that non-random mating and restricted gene flow among eels from different location exists (Ref. 43723). The existence of 3 genetically distinct sub-populations is suggested: a Northern European subpopulation (consisting mainly of the Icelandic stocks); a Western European subpopulation (including the Baltic, the Mediterranean and Black Sea); a Southern sub-population (including stocks of Morocco) (Ref. 43723, 89139). International trade restricted (CITES Appendix II, since 13.5.2009).
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Introduções
Descrição breve
Espinhos dorsais (total): 0; Espinhos anais 0; Vértebras: 110 - 120. Elongated, anguilliform body (Ref. 51442), cylindrical anteriorly, somewhat compressed posteriorly (Ref. 6125). Lower jaw slightly longer and projecting (Ref. 6125, Ref. 51442). Gill openings small and vertical, restricted to the sides (Ref. 6125). Elongated dorsal and anal fins, confluent with caudal fin (Ref. 6125, Ref. 51442), forming one unique fin from the anus to the middle of the back with minimum 500 soft rays (Ref. 40476). Dorsal fin origin far behind pectoral fins; anal fin origin slightly behind anus, well back from origin of dorsal fin (Ref. 6125). Pelvic fins absent (Ref. 2196, Ref. 51442). Greenbrown colored (Ref. 51442).
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquacultura: espécies comerciais; peixe desportivo: sim
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Nível Trófico
3.6 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.
Resiliência
Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (K=0.1; tm=6-30; tmax=85(?))
Vulnerabilidade
High vulnerability (64 of 100)
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