American eel

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• American eel — Taxobox name = American eel image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii superordo = Elopomorpha ordo = Anguilliformes familia = Anguillidae genus = Anguilla species = A. rostrata range range map caption=Range… …   Wikipedia

• American eel — amerikinis upinis ungurys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Anguilla rostrata angl. American eel; Atlantic eel rus. американский речной угорь ryšiai: platesnis terminas – upiniai unguriai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

• American eel — noun Date: 1923 a yellow to greenish brown catadromous eel (Anguilla rostrata) that is lighter below, has 103 to 111 vertebrae, is found in fresh and coastal waters along the Atlantic coasts of North America, and is held to spawn in or near the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• american eel — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a yellow to greenish brown eel of the genus Anguilla (A. rostrata) that is lighter below, has 103 to 111 vertebrae, is found in fresh and coastal waters along the Atlantic coasts of North America, and is held… …   Useful english dictionary

• Eel life history — The eel is a long, thin bony fish of the order Anguilliformes. Because fishermen never caught anything they recognized as young eels, the life cycle of the eel was a mystery for a very long period of scientific history. Although there have been… …   Wikipedia

• eel — 1) a general tem for any fish with an elongate body. Strictly, a member of the Order Anguilliformes with over 790 species world wide, mostly in shallow marine waters. Most terms mentioning eels in English are referring to Anguilla anguilla, the… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• eel — noun Etymology: Middle English ele, from Old English ǣl; akin to Old High German āl eel Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike bony fishes (order Anguilliformes) that have a smooth slimy skin, lack pelvic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Eel River Athapaskan traditional narratives — include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories. Who preserves them *the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone peoples of the Eel River basin of northwestern California. Pattern of narratives Eel River Athapaskan oral literature belongs… …   Wikipedia

• Eel River Athapaskan peoples — Eel River The Eel River Athapaskans include the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone groups of Native Americans that traditionally live on or near the Eel River of northwestern California. These groups speak dialects of a single language… …   Wikipedia

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