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Scientific Name
Anguilla rostrata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Eel
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderElopomorpha
OrderAnguilliformes
SuborderAnguilloidei
FamilyAnguillidae
GenusAnguilla
SpeciesAnguilla rostrata
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Scaglione, 1991; Zuzworsky, 1997
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    NY NH, 2007:State Rank=S3;State Protected Status=U;State Watched (W) or Tracked (T)=W;Global Rank=G4./
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/21/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Riepe, 1986; Scaglione, 1991; Zuzworsky, 1997 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment:
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