Japanese Eel
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Fish

Japanese Eel

Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

EN Endangered
🏛️ Registered in 4 zoos

The Japanese Eel (Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) is a fish in the family Anguillidae. This species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN. The ZooTrack community has registered Japanese Eel in 4 zoos, and the list is still growing. So far we've tracked this one at 5 zoos. More will likely follow.

Taxonomy

Order Anguilliformes
Family Anguillidae
Genus Anguilla

Found in 4 zoos

Japanese Eel has been registered in these zoos by the ZooTrack community.

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Last updated: 2026-10-28
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