Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common local names.

Avrupa yılan balığı / European eel.

Conservation.

Critically Endangered (CR).

Material Examined.

FFR 02360 St. 1., - FFR 02361 St. 2., - FFR 02365 St. 3., - Not preserved St. 8., - FFR uncat. St. 15.

Distribution in the area.

This species is found in the Orontes River drainages and Lake Balık in Turkey. It was also reported in the Ceyhan River (Kara et al. 2010; Erk’akan and Özdemir 2011).