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Anguilla anguilla

Protected

European Eel

European Eel

Common Names

DEAal

ENEuropean Eel

PT-BREnguia-europeia

ROEel

ZH鳗鱼

Habitat

Rivers, lakes, ponds and canals; active at night, hiding in mud or among stones during the day.

Occurrence regions

Baden-Württemberg Bayern Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Sachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thüringen drenthe flevoland friesland gelderland groningen limburg noord-brabant noord-holland overijssel utrecht zeeland zuid-holland aargau basel-landschaft basel-stadt bern fribourg genf luzern neuenburg schaffhausen solothurn st-gallen thurgau waadt zug zuerich normandie bretagne pays-de-la-loire nouvelle-aquitaine occitanie hauts-de-france ile-de-france grand-est

Maximum Size

130 cm

Minimum Catch Size

50 cm

Closed Season

01.10 – 31.03

Category

Protected

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Population stable, no immediate threat.

Distinguishing Features

Snake-like elongated body with small scales, long dorsal and anal fins, pale belly and dark back.

Waters

Aare Alpenrhein Donau Elbe Garonne Genfersee Hochrhein IJssel IJsselmeer Loire Maas Markermeer Meuse Moselle Nederrijn–Lek Neuenburgersee Oder Reuss Rhein Rhone Rhône Seine Somme Thur Vierwaldstättersee Waal Weser Zürichsee Étang de Thau Ammersee Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal Bodensee Chiemsee Ems Finowkanal Havel Inn Isar Limmat Main Main-Donau-Kanal Mittellandkanal Mosel Müritz Neckar Oder-Havel-Kanal Saale Scharmützelsee Schwielochsee Senftenberger See Spree Starnberger See Steinhuder Meer Walensee Westerschelde Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet

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