List of Nominal Species of Anguillidae
(Freshwater eels)
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Nominal Species (n = 140) Present allocation (n = 20) Ref.
Anguilla acutirostris Risso, 1827 Anguilla anguilla 594
Anguilla aegyptiaca Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 594
Anguilla altirostris Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla amblodon Günther, 1867 Anguilla bicolor 3506
Anguilla amboinensis Peters, 1866 Anguilla celebesensis 94476
Anguilla ancestralis Ege, 1939 Anguilla celebesensis 94476
Anguilla ancidda Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Muraena anguilla maculata Chiereghini, 1872 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Muraena anguilla marina Nardo, 1847 Anguilla anguilla 86870
Anguilla anguilla var. macrocephala De la Pylaie, 1835 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Tribranchus anguillaris Peters, 1846 Anguilla mossambica 3506
Anguilla angustidens Kaup, 1856 Anguilla japonica 94476
Muraena argentea Lesueur, 1817 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla arracana McClelland, 1844 Anguilla bengalensis 41236
Anguilla aterrima Rafinesque, 1820 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla australis (non Richardson, 1841) Anguilla bicolor 3506
Anguilla australis Richardson, 1841 Anguilla australis 5259
Anguilla australis occidentalis Schmidt, 1928 Anguilla australis 7300
Muraena bengalensis Gray, 1831 Anguilla bengalensis 94476
Anguilla bibroni Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844 Anguilla bicolor 94476
Anguilla bleekeri Kaup, 1856 Anguilla bicolor 3506
Anguilla blephura Rafinesque, 1817 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla borneensis Popta, 1924 Anguilla borneensis 94476
Anguilla borneensis (non Popta, 1924) Anguilla malgumora 9828
Muraena bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla breviceps Chu & Jin, 1984 Anguilla japonica 106865
Anguilla brevirostris McClelland, 1844 Anguilla bengalensis 94476
Anguilla brevirostris Cisternas, 1877 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Leptocephalus brevirostris Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla callensis Guichenot, 1850 Anguilla anguilla 594
Anguilla canariensis Valenciennes, 1843 Anguilla anguilla 594
Anguilla cantori Kaup, 1856 Anguilla bicolor 3506
Anguilla capensis Kaup, 1859 Anguilla mossambica 3506
Anguilla capitone Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla celebesensis (non Kaup, 1856) Anguilla malgumora 7050
Anguilla celebesensis Kaup, 1856 Anguilla celebesensis 94476
Anguilla chrisypa Rafinesque, 1817 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla cloacina Bonaparte, 1846 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla cubana Kaup, 1856 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla cuvieri Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla delalandi Kaup, 1856 Anguilla mossambica 56787
Anguilla dieffenbachii Gray, 1842 Anguilla dieffenbachii 11115
Anguilla dussumieri Kaup, 1856 Anguilla bicolor 3506
Anguilla elphinstonei Sykes, 1839 Anguilla nebulosa 6028
Anguilla elphinstonei Sykes, 1839 Anguilla bengalensis 94476
Anguilla eurystoma Heckel & Kner, 1858 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla fidjiensis Günther, 1870 Anguilla marmorata 94476
Anguilla fluviatilis Heckel & Kner, 1858 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Anguilla fluviatilis Gistel, 1848 Anguilla anguilla 80565
Anguilla fluviatilis Anslijn, 1828 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Leptocephalus grassii Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Muraena halmaherensis Bleeker, 1863 Anguilla bicolor 94476
Anguilla hibernica Couch, 1865 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla hildebrandti Peters, 1881 Anguilla marmorata 3506
Anguilla hildebrandti Sauvage, 1891 Anguilla marmorata 94476
Anguilla huangi Teng, Lin & Tzeng, 2009 Anguilla luzonensis 94476
Anguilla interioris Whitley, 1938 Anguilla interioris 9828
Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Anguilla japonica 559
Anguilla johannae Günther, 1867 Anguilla marmorata 3506
Anguilla kieneri Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Muraena labiata Peters, 1852 Anguilla labiata 33390
Anguilla labrosa Richardson, 1848 Anguilla marmorata 94476
Anguilla laticanda Rafinesque, 1818 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla laticauda Rafinesque, 1818 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla latirostris Risso, 1827 Anguilla anguilla 594
Anguilla linnei Malm, 1877 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Anguilla lutea Rafinesque, 1820 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla luzonensis Watanabe, Aoyama & Tsukamoto, 2009 Anguilla luzonensis 83381
Muraena macrocephala Rapp, 1849 Anguilla bicolor 3506
Muraena macrocephala Lesueur, 1817 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Muraena macrophthalmos Peters, 1852 Anguilla labiata 93826
Anguilla macrops Kaup, 1856 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Muraena maculata (non Lacepède, 1800) Anguilla nebulosa 6028
Anguilla malabarica Kaup, 1856 Anguilla bicolor 3506
Anguilla malgumora Kaup, 1856 Anguilla malgumora 9828
Anguilla malgumora (non Kaup, 1856) Anguilla bicolor 9828
Anguilla manabei Jordan, 1913 Anguilla japonica 94476
Muraena manillensis Bleeker, 1864 Anguilla marmorata 94476
Anguilla marginata Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Anguilla marmorata 3506
Anguilla marmorata (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Anguilla bengalensis 41236
Anguilla mauritiana (non Bennett, 1831) Anguilla bicolor 3506
Anguilla mauritiana Bennett, 1831 Anguilla marmorata 3506
Anguilla mauritiana (non Bennett, 1831) Anguilla labiata 3506
Anguilla mauritiana (non Bennett, 1831) Anguilla bengalensis 41236
Anguilla mediorostris Risso, 1827 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla megastoma Kaup, 1856 Anguilla megastoma 2847
Anguilla melanochir Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla microptera Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla migratoria Krøyer, 1846 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla moa Bleeker, 1849 Anguilla bicolor 41236
Anguilla morena Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Muraena mossambica (non Peters, 1852) Anguilla marmorata 3971
Muraena mossambica (non Peters, 1852) Anguilla bicolor 3971
Muraena mossambica Peters, 1852 Anguilla mossambica 33390
Muraena mossambica (non Peters, 1852) Anguilla labiata 3971
Anguilla mowa Bleeker, 1852 Anguilla bicolor 94476
Anguilla nebulosa McClelland, 1844 Anguilla nebulosa 6028
Anguilla nebulosa (non McClelland, 1844) Anguilla labiata 3506
Neoanguilla nepalensis Shrestha, 2008 Neoanguilla nepalensis 85009
Anguilla nigricans Chu & Wu, 1984 Anguilla japonica 94664
Anguilla nilotica Kaup, 1857 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Anguilla nilotica Heckel, 1846 Anguilla anguilla 594
Anguilla novaeorleanensis Kaup, 1856 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla novaeterrae Kaup, 1856 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla oblongirostris Blanchard, 1866 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872 Anguilla obscura 9828
Muraena oxyrhina Ekström, 1831 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla pacifica Schmidt, 1928 Anguilla bicolor 94476
Muraena pekinensis Basilewsky, 1855 Anguilla japonica 94476
Anguilla platycephala Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Muraena platyrhina Ekström, 1831 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla platyrhynchus Costa, 1850 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla punctatissima Kaup, 1856 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867 Anguilla reinhardtii 5259
Anguilla remifera Jordan & Evermann, 1902 Anguilla japonica 55073
Muraena rostrata Lesueur, 1817 Anguilla rostrata 12965
Anguilla savignyi Kaup, 1856 Anguilla anguilla 10733
Anguilla schmidtii Phillipps, 1925 Anguilla australis 86942
Anguilla septembrina Bonaparte, 1846 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Muraena serpentina Lesueur, 1817 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla sidat Bleeker, 1852 Anguilla bicolor 94476
Anguilla spengeli Weber, 1912 Anguilla bicolor 94476
Anguilla tenuirostris DeKay, 1842 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla texana Kaup, 1856 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla tyrannus Girard, 1858 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla var. ornithorincha De la Pylaie, 1835 Anguilla anguilla 80565
Anguilla var. oxycephala De la Pylaie, 1835 Anguilla anguilla 80565
Anguilla var. platyura De la Pylaie, 1835 Anguilla anguilla 80565
Anguilla variegata McClelland, 1844 Anguilla bengalensis 41236
Muraena virescens Peters, 1852 Anguilla bicolor 3506
Anguilla vulgaris Shaw, 1803 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Anguilla vulgaris Rafinesque, 1810 Anguilla anguilla 80565
Anguilla vulgaris fluviatilis Rafinesque, 1810 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Anguilla vulgaris lacustus Rafinesque, 1810 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Anguilla vulgaris marina Rafinesque, 1810 Anguilla anguilla 13696
Anguilla wabashensis Kaup, 1856 Anguilla rostrata 58454
Anguilla xanthomelas Rafinesque, 1820 Anguilla rostrata 58454
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