Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Anguillidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Genus Anguilla | |
Similar Indonesian longfinned eel, African longfin eel, Speckled longfin eel, Anguilla bengalensis, Indian mottled eel | ||
Anguilla nigricans is an eel in the family Anguillidae. It was described by Chu Yuan-Ting & Y.T. Wu in 1984. It is a subtropical freshwater eel which is known from China. The eels spend most of their lives in freshwater, but migrate to the ocean to breed. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 52 centimetres. Anguilla nigricans is a synonym of Anguilla japonica.
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