Anguillidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

order

Anguilliformes

family

Anguillidae

Name

Homonyms

Anguillidae

Common names

Ferskvandsål in Danish

Freshwater Eels in English

Freshwater Eels in English

anguilas de río in Spanish

anguilles d'eau douce in French

ankeriaat in Finnish

freshwater eels in English

freshwater eels in English

palingen in Dutch

ålefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål

ålefamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian

ålfiskar in Swedish

egentliga ålar in Swedish

egentliga ålar in Swedish

egentliga ålar in Swedish

freshwater eels in English

freshwater eels in English

ålefamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian

ålefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål

ålefamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian

ålefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål

ウナギ科 in Japanese

ウナギ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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13. Smith, D. G. / Carpenter, Kent E., and Volker H. Niem, eds., 1999: Anguillidae: Freshwater eels. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific, vol. 3: Batoid fishes, chimaeras and Bony fishes, part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). 1630-1636.
14. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
15. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
16. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
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18. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374