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The Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica; nihon unagi (日本鰻) [2]) is a species of anguillid eel found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam, [3] as well as the northern Philippines. Like all the eels of the genus Anguilla and the family Anguillidae , it is catadromous , meaning it spawns in the sea but lives parts of its life in freshwater.
Another Atlantic eel species is known: the American eel, Anguilla rostrata. First it was believed European and American eels were the same species due to their similar appearance and behavior, but they differ in chromosome count and various molecular genetic markers, and in the number of vertebrae, A. anguilla counting 110 to 119 and A ...
Anago (穴子, or アナゴ) is the Japanese word for salt-water eels, normally referring to ma-anago (Conger myriaster). Ma-anago are used for a seafood dish in Japan. They are often simmered or deep-fried , [8] compared to unagi (freshwater eels) which are usually barbecued with a sauce . Anago is also slightly less rich and oily than unagi.
Japanese dragonet; Japanese eel; Japanese fluvial sculpin; Japanese gissu; Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese pugnose grenadier; Japanese roughshark; Japanese sawshark; Japanese sea bass; Japanese seahorse; Japanese silver-biddy; Japanese sleeper ray; Japanese snapper; Japanese Spanish mackerel; Japanese sturgeon; Japanese topeshark; Japanese ...
After being swallowed alive, Japanese eels were able to escape from a predator fish’s stomach and swim to freedom through the fish’s gills, new research shows.
Most eels live in the shallow waters of the ocean and burrow into sand, mud, or amongst rocks. Most eel species are nocturnal, and thus are rarely seen. Sometimes, they are seen living together in holes or "eel pits". Some eels also live in deeper water on the continental shelves and over the slopes deep as 4,000 m (13,000 ft).
This is a list of species of fish found in the rivers and lakes of the Korean Peninsula. Lampreys ... Anguilla japonica (Schlegel, 1846) – Japanese eel ...
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: [1] Plotosus abbreviatus Boulenger, 1895; Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822 (Gray eel-catfish) Plotosus fisadoha Ng & Sparks, 2002; Plotosus japonicus Yoshino & Kishimoto, 2008 (Japanese Striped eel-catfish)(ゴンズイ) Plotosus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840 (Darkfin eel-catfish)