Anguilla anguilla in Spain
Point map (Anguilla anguilla) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance commercial Ref. Antunes, C., F. Cobo and M.J. Araujo, 2016
Aquaculture commercial Ref. FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish Yes
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish Yes
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Found in the Iberian Peninsula (Ref. 119049). Recorded from the La Albufera, Valencia (4 May 2000) (Ref. 48776); Galicia (Ref. 86578). Threatened due to construction of dams, pollution, and overfishing (Ref. 79582). Minimum capture size of glass eel: 30 cm TL (Ref. 119049). Also Ref. 48776.

Status of threat: vulnerable (Ref. 79582, 119049).

States/Provinces
States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
Comments & Corrections
Back to Search
cfm script by eagbayani, 10.05.99, php script by rolavides, 2/4/2008 ,  last modified by sortiz, 06.27.17