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American Eel

American Eel

A long-bodied fish with small pectoral fins and a continuous fin around its tail; freshwater adults are often brownish above and pale below.

Anguilla rostrata

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English
American Eel
Japanese
アメリカウナギ — あめりかうなぎ — amerikaunagi
Korean
Anguilla rostrata — Scientific name; Korean name under review
Spanish
anguila americana
French
Anguille d’Amérique
German
Amerikanischer Aal

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