AnAge entry for Anguilla rostrata
Classification (HAGRID: 03800)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
- Species
- Anguilla rostrata
- Common name
- American eel
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 50 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 583
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild, these animals die after first spawning and live up to 15 years. In captivity, however, they may live much longer [0523].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,642 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,642 days
- Adult weight
- 4,032 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0523] Das (1994), Age determination and longevity in fishes (PubMed)
- [0583] Flower (1925), Contributions to our knowledge of the duration of life in vertebrate animals. I. Fishes
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 161127
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 7938
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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