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American eel

The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a facultative catadromous eel found on the eastern coast of North America. Freshwater eels are fish belonging to the elopomorph superorder, a group of phylogenetically ancient teleosts. The American eel has a slender, supple, snake-like body that is covered with a mucus layer, which makes the eel appear to be naked…

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American eel

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American eel

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related to Geographic range · 31
American eel → American, Arizona, California, Colorado River, Great Lakes, Greenland, Iceland, Illinois, Indiana, Inland, It, Lake Mead, Minnesota, Mississippi River, Nebraska, Nevada, No, Nonindigenous, North Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina
related to Life cycle · 17
American eel → After, As, At, Elver, Elvers, Fecundity, From, Glass, Gulf Stream, In, Leptocephali, Marie Poland Fish, North America, Sargasso Sea, The, The American, This
related to Description · 12
American eel → American, Females, Gill, In, Inner, It, Its, Minute, Nostrils, The, Tongue, Unlike
related to Feeding · 12
American eel → Acroneuria, Class Insecta, Eels, Feeding, Food, Having, Insect, Prey, Stomachs, The, The American, Their
related to Commercial fisheries · 8
American eel → American, At, During, EU, Lake Ontario, Ontario's, The, US
related to Natural habitat · 8
American eel → American, Continental, During, Eels, Habitat, Individuals, Small, They
related to Conservation · 7
American eel → According, American, Conservation, Contaminations, Despite, International Union, Nature
related to Predation · 6
American eel → American, It, Leptocephali, Little, Older, They
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American eel → generalist species which colonizes a wide range of habitats

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American eelis ageneralist species which colonizes a wide range of habitats0.90text
habitat deteriorationinstance ofHabitat availability may be reduced by factors0.80text
barriers to upstream migrationinstance ofHabitat availability may be reduced by factors0.80text
wormsinstance ofThe American eel feeds on a variety of things0.80text
small fishinstance ofThe American eel feeds on a variety of things0.80text
clamsinstance ofThe American eel feeds on a variety of things0.80text
other mollusksinstance ofThe American eel feeds on a variety of things0.80text
crustaceans such as soft-shelled crabsinstance ofThe American eel feeds on a variety of things0.80text
a lot of macroinvertebrate insectsinstance ofThe American eel feeds on a variety of things0.80text
American eelrelated to Commercial fisheriesThe0.60section
American eelrelated to Commercial fisheriesUS0.60section
American eelrelated to Commercial fisheriesEU0.60section

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