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Scientific Name
Anguilla rostrata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Park
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (APCO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American eel
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Elopomorpha |
| Order | Anguilliformes |
| Suborder | Anguilloidei |
| Family | Anguillidae |
| Genus | Anguilla |
| Species | Anguilla rostrata |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/19/2005.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/19/2005.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/19/2005.
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Migrates to sea at maturity and breeds offshore.; Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/19/2005.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Alan Williams - SHEN
Created Date
4/21/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
9/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: 2004 Fish Inventory Database - SHEN, Accepted Detail: Jenkins, R. E. and N. M. Burkhead. 1994. Freshwater fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society. Bethseda, Maryland.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Management priority value was No with comment: This may change in the future since American eels have been proposed for listing--James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/19/2005.
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