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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
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Anguilla rostrata
American eel - Anguille d’Amérique

Anguilla rostrata
Characteristics:
• skin smooth, brown-gray
• yellowish-white ventrally
• very small eyes
• projecting lower jaw
May be mistaken for: Petromyzon marinus
Anguilla rostrata
Family:
Anguillidae
Type of measure:
Total mm
Maximum size:
1 200 mm
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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