Anguilla oceanica

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• Common Names
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1814)

Similar Species

Members of the genus Anguilla

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. anguilla (European Eel) · A. anguilla rostrata (Freshwater Eel) · A. australis (Eel) · A. australis australis (Australian Short-Finned Eel) · A. bengalensis (African Mottled Eel) · A. bengalensis bengalensis (European Eel) · A. bengalensis labiata (African Mottled Eel) · A. bicolor (Indonesian Shortfin Ee) · A. bicolor bicolor (Amalona) · A. bicolor pacifica (Indian Short-Finned Eel) · A. celebesensis (Celebes Longfin Eel) · A. conger (New Zealand Longfin Eel) · A. dieffenbachii (New Zealand Longfin Eel) · A. interioris (Highlands Long-Finned Eel) · A. japonica (Freshwater Eel) · A. malgumora (Indonesian Longfinned Eel) · A. marmorata (Madagascar Mottled Eel) · A. megastoma (Polynesian Longfinned Eel) · A. mossambica (African Longfin Eel) · A. myriaster (Conger Eel) · A. nebulosa (African Mottled Eel) · A. nebulosa nebulosa (African Mottled Eel) · A. obscura (Pacific Shortfinned Freshwater Eel) · A. oceanica (American Conger) · A. pacifica (Indian Short-Finned Eel) · A. reinhardti (Australian Longfinned Eel) · A. reinhardtii (Australian Longfinned Eel) · A. rostrata (Freshwater Eel) · A. virescens (Highlands Rainbowfish)

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Further Reading

• ... Catalogue of the fishes of New York. By Tarleton H. Bean. .. Albany, University of the state of New York, 1903. url p. 175.
• ... The genera of fishes. .. A contribution to the stability of scientific nomenclature. By David Starr Jordan. Stanford University, Calif., The University, 1917-1920. url p. 303.
• A bibliography of fishes, by Bashford Dean. .. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1916-1923. url p. 144, p. 144.
• A synopsis of the fishes of North America / by David Humphreys Storer. Cambridge: Metcalf, 1846. url p. 234.
• Annual report / New York State Museum. Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, c1904-1920. url p. 175.
• Annual report of the regents of the university of the state of New York on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. Albany, Regents of the University of the State of New York. url p. 62.
• Bulletin - New York State Museum. Albany: New York State Education Dept. url p. 175.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 363.
• Catalogue of scientific papers (1800-1900) Comp. by the Royal society of London. Cambridge, C. J. Clay and sons, 1867-1902; url p. 411.
• Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900. Compiled by the Royal Society of London. London, C.J. Clay and Sons, 1867-1902 [etc.] Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1914-25. url p. 411.
• Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum / by Albert Gu?nther. .. [Tokyo?]: Kagaku Kisho Hakkokai, Sho?wa 13 [1938]. url p. 40.
• Descriptive catalogue (in part) of the fishes of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia by M.H. Perley. Fredericton [N.B.]: J. Simpson, 1852. url .
• Natural history of New York. .. Albany, D. Appleton & co. and Wiley & Putnam;1842-94. url p. 389.
• Natural history of New York. Albany: D. Appleton: 1842-1894. url p. 312, p. 389, p. 389.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url , , p. 56.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 224, p. 258, p. 264.
• Report of the Commissioner for. .. / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Washington: G.P.O., 1874-1905. url p. 200, p. 664.
• Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries for the fiscal year. .. with appendixes Washington: G.P.O., 1914- url p. 79.
• Reports on the sea and river fisheries of New Brunswick by M.H. Perley. Fredericton [N.B.]: J. Simpson, 1852. url .
• Synopsis of the fishes of North America. By David S. Jordan and Charles H. Gilbert. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1882. url p. 363.
• The genera of fishes. ..: A contribution to the stability of scientific nomenclature / By David Starr Jordan. Stanford University, Calif.: The University, 1917-1920. url p. 303.
• Zoology of New York, or the New-York fauna: comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illu by James De Kay. Albany: Printed by Carroll and Cook, printers to the Assembly [etc.], 1842-44. url p. 389.
• Zoology of New York; or, The New York Fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompa by James E. De Kay. Albany: W. & A. White & J. Visscher: 1842-44. url p. 312, p. 389.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 142675
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3995768

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