Common eel  (Anguilla anguilla)

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Glossary

  • Catadromous: migratory behaviour of some fish that spend most of their lives in freshwater, but migrate to the sea to breed.
  • Larvae: stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
  • Metamorphosis: an abrupt physical change from the larval to the adult form.
  • Plankton: aquatic organisms that drift with water movements; may be either phytoplankton (plants), or zooplankton (animals).

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Fish, J.D. and Fish, S. (1996) A Student's Guide to the Seashore. Second Edition.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  3. FishBase (January, 2003)
    http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=35&genusname=Anguilla&speciesname=anguilla
  4. Strathclyde University (January, 2003)
    http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/Civeng/research/cemr/eel_study.htm
  5. Silver eel: Integrative Zoology, University of Leiden (January, 2003)
    http://www.fishbiology.net/silvereel.html
  6. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal.Dorling Kindersley, London.
  7. Estimation of the Reproductive Capacity of European Eel (EELREP) (January, 2003)
    http://www.fishbiology.net/eelrep.html
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