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Scientific Name
Anguilla rostrata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
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: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/4/2013.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Catadromous.; Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/5/2013.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Widespread in the Delaware River and tributaries.; Data Source: Rich Evans, Ecologist, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 8/5/2013.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
American eels are still harvested commercially in UPDE.
-
Management Priority
USFWS is in the process of reviewing proposed listing as Threatened under the ESA.
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Catadramous: adults breed at sea after living lives in freshwater.; Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/5/2013.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
10/19/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcallahan@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/19/2021 9:57:48 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (Final Draft Version). NATUREBIB-2198239., Accepted Detail: 7th edition (2013) of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico--accessed on-line 6/3/2013 from http://fisheries.org/docs/pub_fish_names.pdf; Dr. Jay R. Stauffer, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology, The Pennsylvania State University, 6/13/2007.
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