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Scientific Name | Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Japan. |
Species Information | |
Size | 1500mm or 59.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Japan to the East China Sea, Taiwan, Korea, China and the northern Philippines. Spawning grounds of this species are presumed to be in the western Mariana Islands, at a salinity front near 15°N and 140°E. Most expensive food fish in Japan. Introduced elsewhere. |
IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14, pp 258, Pl. 13 (fig. 1) |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2021 Dec 17 09:32 (species record created: 2020 Nov 01 07:01) |