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Scientific Name
Anguilla rostrata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
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, 9/27/2005.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/27/2005.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/27/2005.
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Migrates to sea at maturity and breeds offshore.; Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/27/2005.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
11
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Alan Williams - SHEN
Created Date
11/18/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
9/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Nor currently a management priority, but this may change in the future since American eels have been proposed for listing--James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/27/2005., Park Species Data Source: 2002 Fish Inventory Database - SHEN, Accepted Detail: Jenkins, R. E. and N. M. Burkhead. 1994. Freshwater fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society. Bethseda, Maryland.
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