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Anguillidae

Fish Families

Anguillidae is the family of freshwater eels, comprising a single genus, Anguilla, whose species are catadromous, spending most of their lives in fresh water before migrating to the ocean to spawn. Species in the genus are found across Europe, North America and the Indo-Pacific region.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

European Eel, Species
Source Wikidata: European Eel
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ212239, descriptionView the Source
2. Anguillidae - Wikipedia
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Anguilla
Wikidata Q212239, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: European Eel
Parent Taxon Of: European Eel, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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