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Anguillidae

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n.1.a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.
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Noun1.Anguillidae - eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawnAnguillidae - eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn
fish family - any of various families of fish
Anguilliformes, order Anguilliformes, order Apodes - elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
genus Anguilla, Anguilla - type genus of the Anguillidae: eels


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tergisus, mooneye 16 Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata, American eel Clupeidae Alosa chrysochloris, skipjack herring Dorosoma cepedianum, gizzard shad 3648 267 319 D.
tergisus LeSueur, mooneye W, S Order Anguilliformes (eels) Family Anguillidae (eel) Anguilla rostrata (LeSueur), W, S American eel Order Clupeiformes (herring, shad) Family Clupeidae (herring) Alosa chrysochloris W, S (Rafinesque), skipjack herring A.
1997 1998 Family Egg Species type Density FO Density FO Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata -- 0.
 
 
 
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