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Species related to Anguilla anguilla: [ 52 ] records

lacustus, Anguilla vulgaris var. Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:38 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Not available, name only; from Sicily. •In the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

mediorostris, Anguilla Risso [A.] 1827:199 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN (not found). •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983], Bañón & Maño 2021:50 [ref. 38883]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

linnei, Anguilla Malm [A. W.] 1877:590 [ ref. 2881] Original as Linnéi. Unneeded replacement name for Muraena anguilla Linnaeus 1758 (to avoid "Strickland tautonomy"). Locality Sweden. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:36 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

orthoentera, Anguilla Balsamo-Crivelli [G. G.] & Maggi [L.] 1873:229, Pl. [Memorie del Reale Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere, Classe di Scienze Matematiche e Naturali v. 12 [=(Ser. 3) v. 3]; ref. 15763] Italy. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

anacamptoentera, Anguilla Balsamo-Crivelli [G. G.] & Maggi [L.] 1873:229, Pl. [Memorie del Reale Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere, Classe di Scienze Matematiche e Naturali v. 12 [=(Ser. 3) v. 3]; ref. 15763] Italy. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

platirostris, Anguilla vulgaris var. Doderlein [P.] 1879:58 [Atti della Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Palermo (Nuova Serie) v. 6; ref. 17413] Name only, not available. •Probably in the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

fluviatilis, Anguilla vulgaris var. Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:38 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Not available, name only; from Sicily. •In the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

fluviatilis, Anguilla Gistel [J.] 1848:104 [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Der Gauzen Erde. No types known. Perhaps not an original description. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vulgaris, Anguilla Shaw [G.] 1803:15 [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] No locality. No types known. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:18 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Based in part on Muraena anguilla Linnaeus 1758. •Valid as Anguilla vulgaris Shaw 1803 -- (Herrera 1896:31 [ref. 39336] with author as Linnaeus). •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Castle 1984:34 [ref. 6171], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Lévèque et al. 1991:133 [ref. 31367], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Fricke 1999:18 [ref. 24101], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:30 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:16 [ref. 37112], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:17 [ref. 36649], Zhang et al. 2010:177 [ref. 31511], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:33 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

acutirostris, Anguilla Risso [A.] 1827:198 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN (not found). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:124 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Castle 1984:34 [ref. 6171], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

latirostris, Anguilla Risso [A.] 1827:199 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN (not found). •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Castle 1984:34 [ref. 6171], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nilotica, Anguilla Heckel [J. J.] 1847:313 [Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2068] Nile River, Egypt, North Africa. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3769 to 0000-3771 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:96 [ref. 20810] but with authorship as Kaup 1857. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) [sometimes with authorship as Kaup 1856 or 1857] -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Castle 1984:34 [ref. 6171], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

canariensis, Anguilla Valenciennes [A.] 1843:88, Pl. 20 (fig. 1) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3783. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-3784 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810] as holotype and paratypes, but no type was established originally. Lectotype designated by Eschmeyer 1998:316 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Castle 1984:34 [ref. 6171], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

callensis, Anguilla Guichenot [A.] 1850:111, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons; ref. 1940] La Calle, Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: (10) MNHN 0000-3160 (5), 0000-3220 (1), 0000-3774 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:93-94 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Castle 1984:34 [ref. 6171], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

aegyptiaca, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:40 [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3772 (1), 0000-3773 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:93 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Castle 1984:34 [ref. 6171], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Lévèque et al. 1991:133 [ref. 31367], Bauchot et al. 1993:93 [ref. 20810], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fluviatilis, Anguilla Anslijn [N.] 1828:226, Pl. 93 [Systematische Beschrijving der voor ons meest belangrijke visschen.; ref. 13455] •Unneeded new name for Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Parin et al. 2014:47 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

platyrhina, Muraena Ekström [C. U.] 1832:287 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm; ref. 13467] Mörkö Island, near Stockholm, Sweden. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:390 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

oxyrhina, Muraena Ekström [C. U.] 1832:287 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm; ref. 13467] Mörkö Island, near Stockholm, Sweden. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:390 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

mucrocephala, Anguilla vulgaris var. De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835:529 [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] Typed as mucrocephala in hand-typed copy taken from original in CAS files; original not seen. Appeared as a variety of "L'Anguille ordinaire..." Not available, not distinguished from other forms. •In the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

ornithorincha, Anguilla var. De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835:529 [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] Appeared as a variety of "L'Anguille ordinaire..." = vulgaris. Not available, not distinguished from other forms. •In the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:390 [ref. 24843] as ornithorhyncha, Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

platyura, Anguilla var. De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835:529 [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] Appeared as a variety of "L'Anguille ordinaire..." = vulgaris. Not available, not distinguished from other forms. •In the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:390 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

cloacina, Anguilla Bonaparte [C. L.] 1846:38 [Atti della Settima Adunanza degli Scienziati Italiani Sesta Riunione, Milano 7a Adunanza, Napoli, Part 2; ref. 519] France. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

septembrina, Anguilla Bonaparte [C. L.] 1846:38 [Atti della Settima Adunanza degli Scienziati Italiani Sesta Riunione, Milano 7a Adunanza, Napoli, Part 2; ref. 519] Not available, no distinguishing featues. •In the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:390 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

migratoria, Anguilla Krøyer [H. N.] 1849:616 [Danmarks Fiske; ref. 18437] Denmark. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

platyrhynchus, Anguilla Costa [O. G.] 1850:Anguilla p. 50, Pls. 58, 60 (figs. 3a, 3b) [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] Lake Ligola, Italy. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Published 10 July 1850. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ancidda, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:37, Pl. 4 (fig. 22) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Sicily and Pergamont, Italy. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3767 (1), 0000-3780 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:93 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

altirostris, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:37, Pl. 4 (fig. 24) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Mouth of Seine River, France, La Manche/English Channel, northeastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3768. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:93 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

platycephala, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:38, Pl. 5 (fig. 25) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Abbeville, France. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3210 (1), 0000-5707 (now 4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:97 [ref. 20810] with 3210 as holotype. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843] as platycephalo, Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

capitone, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:34, Pl. 3 (fig. 17) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3762. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first without description in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

morena, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:35, Pl. 3 (fig. 18) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3763. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:96 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

melanochir, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:35, Pl. 4 (fig. 19) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Tiber River, Italy. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3764. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:96 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brevirostris, Anguilla Cisternas [R.] 1877:108 [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 6 (for 7 Mar. 1877); ref. 14239] Valencia, Spain. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:36 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brevirostris, Leptocephalus Kaup [J. J.] 1857:150, Pl. 18 (fig. 15) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: MNHN 0000-2901. Possible types: BMNH 1860.9.31.4 (1), ZMB 4742 (1) Messina. Type catalog: Bertin 1935:100 [ref. 21550], Bauchot et al. 1993:120 [ref. 20810]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Anguilla by Anguilla brevirostris Cisternas 1877. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1989:899 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:390 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:36 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

anguilla, Muraena Linnaeus [C.] 1758:245 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Europe, Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, northeastern Atlantic [original: "in Europa; maxima in lacu Cornachio Ferrariensi"]; localities include Sweden; England; Belgium; Germany; Poland; France; Ferrara and Rome, Italy; Lesbos Island, Greece; Syria. No types known. Originally spelled angvilla, also angvilla in Linnaeus 1766:426 [ref. 2786]. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:19 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Originally based on at least 34 pre-Linnaean sources including Artedi 1738:24 [ref. 30578], Artedi 1738:66 [ref. 30529] and Artedi 1738:39 [ref. 30349] as Muræna unicolor, maxilla inferiore longiore; Wootton 1552:148 [ref. 30584] as Anguilla, Rondelet 1555:198 [ref. 30378] as Anguilla, Salviani 1558:65, Pls. (p. 64, 66) [ref. 30229] as Anguilla, Charleton 1668:153 [ref. 30580] as Anguilla, Willughby 1686:109 [ref. 30164] and Ray 1713:37 [ref. 30231] as Anguilla. •Valid as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Berg 1949:938 [ref. 20662], Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Dor 1984:26 [ref. 29757], Castle 1984:34 [ref. 6171], Bauchot in Whitehead et al. 1986:535 [ref. 13676], Okamura & Machida 1987:111 [ref. 22279], Lelek 1987:63 [ref. 22962], Scott & Scott 1988:79 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:46 [ref. 14674], Smith 1989:899 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Lévèque et al. 1991:133 [ref. 31367], Poll & Gosse 1995:83 [ref. 24781], Goren & Dor 1994:6 [ref. 25356], Coad 1995:7 [ref. 23608], Mrakovcic et al. 1995:183 [ref. 23079], Aoyama et al. 1996:374 [ref. 24707], Chereshnev 1996:599 [ref. 24659], Coad 1996:84 [ref. 25304], Tagliavini et al. 1996:271 [ref. 25516], Bianco et al. 1996:55 [ref. 26724], Kottelat 1997:34 [ref. 22952], Santos et al. 1997:18 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:54 [ref. 24952], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:734 [ref. 24702], Bianco 1997:612 [ref. 26725], Reshetnikov 1998:54 [ref. 23570], Scott & Crossman 1998:624 [ref. 24570], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:128 [ref. 25013], Fricke 1999:18 [ref. 24101], Fuller et al. 1999:36 [ref. 25838], Azeroual et al. 2000:20 [ref. 25366], Huang et al. 2001:42 [ref. 25846], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:43 [ref. 26178], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:194 [ref. 26728], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:30 [ref. 26753], Dekker 2003:787 [ref. 27171], Hanel 2003:48 [ref. 27894], Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:28 [ref. 28183], Golani 2005:16 [ref. 37112], Hanel & Lusk 2005:182 [ref. 28804], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:174 [ref. 28369], Watanabe et al. 2005:677 [ref. 39169], Fricke 2007:25 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:22 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:61 [ref. 29996], Vasil'eva 2007:41 [ref. 30517], Fricke 2008:14 [ref. 30182], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:164 [ref. 31251], Teng et al. 2009:817 [ref. 30569], Esmaeili et al. 2010:366 [ref. 33391], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:58 [ref. 35264], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:17 [ref. 36649], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:117 [ref. 31212], Page & Burr 2011:146 [ref. 31215], Khalaf 2013:4 [ref. 37897], Parin et al. 2014:47 [ref. 33547], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:859 [ref. 34062], Barbieri et al. 2015:38 [ref. 35029], Çiçek et al. 2015:143 [ref. 35151], Smith 2016:1605 [ref. 34556], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036], Esmaeili et al. 2017:27 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36089], Martins & Carneiro 2018:23 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:553 [ref. 36612], Ćaleta et al. 2019:145 [ref. 37026], Carneiro et al. 2019:69 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36864], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:251 [ref. 37108], Bariche & Fricke 2020:31 [ref. 37515], Bayçelebi 2020:751 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:243 [ref. 37644], Dyldin et al. 2020:106 [ref. 37569], Freyhof et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37614], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983], Kovačić et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37519], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[4] [ref. 37535], Abliazov et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38576], Baikeche et al. 2021:959 [ref. 39080], Bañón & Maño 2021:50 [ref. 38883], Golani 2021:13 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:19 [ref. 39014], Dyldin et al. 2022:[13] [ref. 39193], Kuroki et al. 2022:177 [ref. 39912], Borg et al. 2023:12 [ref. 42080], Çiçek et al. 2023:455 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2023:330 [ref. 40625], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2023:30 [ref. 40667], Nagy et al. 2023:356 [ref. 40348], Saad et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40501], Shumka et al. 2023:36 [ref. 40747], Abdalla & Adam 2024:6 [ref. 42447], Çiçek et al. 2024:33 [ref. 40789], Alkhalili et al. 2025:7963 [ref. 42636], Fedorčák & Koščo 2025:157 [ref. 42535], Freyhof et al. 2025:57 [ref. 42718], Goren 2025:5 [ref. 42464], Iftime & Oţel 2025:7 [ref. 42600], Kaya et al. 2025:5 [ref. 42689], Semushin et al. 2025:5 [ref. 42082], Tutman et al. 2026:28 [ref. 43241]). Current status: Valid as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: larvae in Sargasso Sea and Gulf Stream; eastern Atlantic, Baltic Sea, North Sea, White Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea: European seas and adjacent watersheds, spawning and larval migration routes to and from the western Atlantic. Introduced in the Caspian Sea basin. IUCN (2020): Critically Endangered. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kieneri, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1856:54 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Toulon, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: MNHN 0000-3757. Type information: Bauchot et al. 1993:95 [ref. 20810]. Also in Kaup 1856:22, Fig. 15 [ref. 2573]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

cuvieri, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1856:54 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Abbeville, France. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3758 (2), 0000-3759 (7). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810]. Also in Kaup 1856:33 [ref. 2573]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bibroni, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1856:54 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Sicily, Italy. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3760 (1), 0000-3779 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:93 [ref. 20810]. Also in Kaup 1856:33, Pl. 3 (fig. 16) [ref. 2573]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

malgumora, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] (ex Schlegel) 1857:42, Pl. 6 (fig. 30) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Borneo [in error]. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9954. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:95 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla bicolor McClelland 1844 -- (Menon 1999:6 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Anguilla malgumora Kaup 1856 -- (Martin-Smith & Tan 1998:579 [ref. 23647], Smith 1999:1635 [ref. 24661], Teng et al. 2009:817 [ref. 30569]). •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172] with question, Watanabe et al. 2014:568 [ref. 35475], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

marina, Anguilla vulgaris var. Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:38 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Not available, name only. •In the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

capitone, Anguilla vulgaris var. Doderlein [P.] 1879:58 [Atti della Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Palermo (Nuova Serie) v. 6; ref. 17413] Name only, not available. •Probably in the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

anguillechien, Muraena anguilla Schneider [J. G.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:560 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality [Seine River, France]. No types known. Based on "Anguille chien" (variety of Muraena anguilla Linnaeus 1758) of Lacepède 1800:263 [ref. 2709]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

acerine, Muraena anguilla var. Schneider [J. G.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:560 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. No types known. Based on "Acerine" (variety of Muraena anguilla Linnaeus 1758) of Lacepède 1800:261 [ref. 2709]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

guiseau, Muraena anguilla Schneider [J. G.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:560 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] "Sequanam" [Seine River, northern France]. No types known. Based on "Guiseau" (variety of Muraena anguilla Linnaeus 1758) of Lacepède 1800:262 [ref. 2709]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

oxycephala, Anguilla var. De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835:529 [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] Appeared as a variety of "L'Anguille ordinaire..." = vulgaris. Not available, not distinguished from other forms. •In the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Tesch 1991:390 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

savignyi, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1856:55 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] [Napoli] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: MNHN 0000-3131 [?3731]. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:97 [ref. 20810]. Also in Kaup 1856:34 [ref. 2573]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:390 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

marginata, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:36, Pl. 4 (fig. 20) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Valencia, Spain. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3765. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:95 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

microptera, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:36, Pl. 4 (fig. 21) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Bay of Algeciras, Spain, eastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3766. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:96 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

maculata, Muraena anguilla Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 115 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Objectively invalid, preoccupied by Muraena maculata Lacepède 1801. Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy. Name also appeared in Ninni 1872:50 (not investigated). •In the synonymy of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae.

vulgaris, Anguilla Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:37 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. New name for Muraena anguilla Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

eurystoma, Anguilla Heckel [J. J.] & Kner [R.] 1857:325, Fig. 168 [Die Süsswasserfische der Österreichischen Monarchie; ref. 2078] Dalmatia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Syntypes: (2) NMW 9284 (1). •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:36 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hibernica, Anguilla Couch [J.] 1865:328, Pl. 235 [The history of the fishes of the British islands v. 4; ref. 18055] Liffey River, Dublin, Ireland. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:36 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

oblongirostris, Anguilla Blanchard [C. E.] 1866:496 [Les poissons des eaux douces de la France; ref. 310] Huveaune stream, near Marseille, France; Lot river; Lake Bourget, France. Syntypes: MNHN 1880-0343 (5), 9985 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:96 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:36 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.