Anguilla anguilla
Same Genus
Distribution
Description
Morphologically almost indistinguishable from Anguila rostrata, and these two species overlap significantly at their autumn spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea. Transparent, ribbon-like larvae drift across the Atlantic to coastal areas of Europe and North Africa. Elongate body is anteriorly cylindrical and slightly compressed posteriorly, and colouration changes from translucent, to yellow-green, to dorsally darkened with a promianant lateral line and pale underside in adulthood.
Information
Max Size: N/A cm
Sea Temperature Range: N/A
Depth: N/A
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Occurrence: Widespread (100% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Jo Schmid