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Species related to Anguilla rostrata: [ 21 ] records


lutea, Anguilla Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:246 [Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 5088] Cumberland, Green and Licking rivers, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Rafinesque 1820:78 [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macrocephala, Muraena Lesueur [C. A.] 1817:82 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.); ref. 17509] Saratoga, New York; Philadelphia market, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Smith 1986:62 [ref. 22186], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Scott & Crossman 1998:628 [ref. 24570], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macrops, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:49, Pl. 7 (fig. 38) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] No locality. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-3154. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:95 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:56 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:389 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

argentea, Muraena Lesueur [C. A.] 1817:82 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.); ref. 17509] Boston Harbor, Massachutsetts, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Scott & Crossman 1998:628 [ref. 24570], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

aterrima, Anguilla Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:245 [Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 5088] Tennessee River, Cumberland River, etc., U.S.A. No types known. Also in Rafinesque 1820:78 [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

texana, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:45, Pl. 7 (fig. 36) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Texas, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2109. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:97 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:56 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

cubana, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:44 [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Cuba. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2105. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

wabashensis, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:46 [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Wabash River, tributary of Ohio River, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2117. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:97 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:56 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

xanthomelas, Anguilla Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:245 [Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 5088] Ohio River, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Rafinesque 1820:78 [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bostoniensis, Muraena Lesueur [C. A.] 1817:81 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.); ref. 17509] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Smith 1986:62 [ref. 22186], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Scott & Crossman 1998:628 [ref. 24570], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:96 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:128 [ref. 25013], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

blephura, Anguilla Rafinesque [C. S.] 1817:120 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 18584] Southwestern shore of Long Island, New York, U.S.A. No types known. As name only in Ref 1817:453 [ref. 18585]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Smith 1986:62 [ref. 22186], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chrisypa, Anguilla Rafinesque [C. S.] 1817:120 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 18584] Lake George, Lake Champlain, and Hudson River above the Falls, U.S.A. No types known. Spelled chrysypa in early literature. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172] as chrysypoa, Smith 1986:62 [ref. 22186] as chrysypa, Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Scott & Crossman 1998:628 [ref. 24570] as chrysypa, Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:96 [ref. 24550] as chrysypa, Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:243 [ref. 25013], Ross et al. 2001:101 [ref. 25978], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Boschung & Mayden 2004:129 [ref. 27995], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

novaeorleanensis, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:43, Pl. 6 (fig. 33) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Syntypes: MNHN B-2111 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:96 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

novaeterrae, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:45, Pl. 7 (fig. 35) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Newfoundland, Canada. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2106. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:96 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572] as novaterrae. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Leusuer 1817) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810], Scott & Crossman 1998:628 [ref. 24570], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

grassii, Leptocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.] 1902:84, Figs. 1, 1a-b [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 21 (1901); ref. 11071] Atlantic, Albatross station 2103, 38°47'20"N, 72°37'W, depth 0-1091 fathoms; 38°25'N, 72°40'W. Syntypes USNM 49751-52 (1, 1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:3 [ref. 21917]. Appeared as Leptocephalus grassii, sp. nov. = Anguilla chrysypa. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Smith 1989:35, 898 [ref. 13285], Scott & Crossman 1998:628 [ref. 24570], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:389 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

punctatissima, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:44 [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Niagara Falls, U.S.A. and Canada. Holotype (unique): MNHN (not found). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:124 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first without description in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Smith 1986:62 [ref. 22186], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Scott & Crossman 1998:628 [ref. 24570], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tyrannus, Anguilla Girard [C. F.] 1858:171 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] Mouth of Rio Grande del Norte (Rio Bravo), Texas, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 857 [= USNM 43108]. See also Girard 1859:75, Pl. 40 [ref. 13405]. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:96 [ref. 24550], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:389 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

serpentina, Muraena Lesueur [C. A.] 1817:81 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.); ref. 17509] Harbor of Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Scott & Crossman 1998:628 [ref. 24570], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tenuirostris, Anguilla DeKay [J. E.] 1842:310, Pl. 53 (fig. 173) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Smith 1986:62 [ref. 22186], Smith 1989:34 [ref. 13285], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

rostrata, Muraena Lesueur [C. A.] 1817:81 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 1, no. 5) (19 Aug.); ref. 17509] Cayuga and Geneva lakes, New York, U.S.A. No types known. See Smith 1989:35 [ref. 13285] for nomenclatural discussion. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Chereshnev 1996:599 [ref. 24659]). •Valid as Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Lee et al. 1980:59 [ref. 22416], Villa 1982:81 [ref. 36708], Smith 1986:59 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:49 [ref. 23100], Bussing 1987:64 [ref. 22927], Robison & Buchanan 1988:102 [ref. 23393], Scott & Scott 1988:75 [ref. 25518], Smith 1989:34, 898 [ref. 13285], McAllister 1990:46 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:33 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:32 [ref. 18983], Cervigón 1991:28 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:31 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:254 [ref. 23827], Gamboa Pérez 1992:309 [ref. 38704], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:8 [ref. 22290], Etnier & Starnes 1993:119 [ref. 22809], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:203 [ref. 21581], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Stauffer et al. 1995:44 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:39 [ref. 23394], Tagliavini et al. 1996:271 [ref. 25516], Aoyama et al. 1996:374 [ref. 24707], Mettee et al. 1996:111 [ref. 25836], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:53 [ref. 22947], Murdy et al. 1997:62 [ref. 23144], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:222 [ref. 23897], Bussing 1998:64 [ref. 24179], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Scott & Crossman 1998:624 [ref. 24570], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:95 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:128 [ref. 25013], Fuller et al. 1999:37 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:21 [ref. 26594], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:147 [ref. 27754], Huang et al. 2001:42 [ref. 25846], Ross et al. 2001:99 [ref. 25978], Smith & Tighe in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:93 [ref. 26158], Lim et al. 2002:64 [ref. 28310], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061], Smith 2003:692 [ref. 26989], Nelson et al. 2004:60 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27882], Miller & Robison 2004:64 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:129 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2005:9 [ref. 28940], Watanabe et al. 2005:677 [ref. 39169], Miller 2006:87 [ref. 28615], Teng et al. 2009:817 [ref. 30569], Minckley & Marsh 2009:70 [ref. 31114], Matamoros et al. 2009:7 [ref. 31241], Møller et al. 2010:20 [ref. 31169], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:117 [ref. 31212], Page & Burr 2011:146 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:60 [ref. 32708], Phillip et al. 2013:14 [ref. 32896], Angulo et al. 2013:989 [ref. 33194], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:22 [ref. 33341], Springer & Johnson 2015:607 [ref. 33937], Robins et al. 2018:61 [ref. 35886], Carneiro et al. 2019:69 [ref. 37250], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:251 [ref. 37108], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085], Kuroki et al. 2022:177 [ref. 39912], Simian et al. 2022:374 [ref. 40776], Angulo et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40676], Page et al. 2023:58 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: north to Newfoundland and Greenland; North, Central and South America; West Indies and in Atlantic and Caribbean draining rivers; eastern Atlantic: rarely Azores. Introduced in Italy. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

laticanda, Anguilla Rafinesque [C. S.] 1818:447 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 3 (no. 6) (art. 6) (Oct.); ref. 3587] Ohio River, Wabash River, Green River, etc., U.S.A. No types known. Spelled laticanda twice but laticauda intended based on subsequent use by Rafinesque (e.g., 1820:245 [ref. 5088]). See Smith 1989:35 [ref. 13285] for nomenclatural discussion. •Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817) -- (Ege 1939:89 [ref. 13172], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27061] as laticauda, Denys et al. 2022:388 [ref. 40085] as laticauda). •Probably fictional -- (see Markle 1997:439 [ref. 23370]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.


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