European eel
Anguilla anguilla
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- Transliteration
- European eel
From Latin anguilla, diminutive of anguis (snake)
Catadromous - lives in freshwater rivers/lakes, migrates to sea to breed in Sargasso Sea.
Same species, different names
European eelInternational
Yılan balığıTurkish Inland
ΧέλιGreece
أنقليسEgypt
ثعبان البحرEgypt
ἔγχελυςAncient Greece