Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Baycelebi, Esra, 2020, Distribution and diversity of fish from Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes river systems, Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (2), pp. 747-767 : 747

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).