Anguilla japonica, Japanese eel : fisheries, aquaculture

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Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Japanese eel
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Etymology: Anguilla: Latin, anguilla, .-ae = eel (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; catadrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 1 - 400 m (Ref. 6898). Subtropical; 4°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468); 46°N - 15°N, 105°E - 170°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Asia: Japan to the East China Sea, Taiwan, Korea, China and northern Philippines. Spawning grounds of this species are presumed to be in the western Mariana Islands, at a salinity front near 15°N and 140°E (Ref. 54488). Most expensive food fish in Japan. Introduced elsewhere.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9828); common length : 40.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 35840); poids max. publié: 1.9 kg (Ref. 82795)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Vertèbres: 114 - 118. Plain-colored.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Spawning occurs in the sea; small eels ascend the rivers in schools; develop and grow in freshwater. The species may crawl over land at night from one place to another (Ref. 5258, 11230). Adults feed on crustaceans, insects and fish (Ref. 5258). Maximum weight given (1889 g) has a maximum length of 100.8 cm TL in Ref. 82795. Utilized fresh, smoked, canned and frozen; eaten steamed, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Assuming reproductive mode to be the same as that of Anguilla anguilla.

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Menacé (EN) (A2bcd); Date assessed: 06 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: hautement commercial; Aquaculture: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production, Résumé espèce; pêcheries: landings, Résumé espèce; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 2.5 - 23.3, mean 17 °C (based on 432 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00062 (0.00039 - 0.00099), b=3.18 (3.05 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.51 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 15.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (K=0.07).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 32.7 [19.9, 65.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.741 [0.434, 1.157] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [17.7, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.35 [0.19, 0.67] g/100g; Selenium = 55.1 [28.6, 103.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.74 [1.85, 42.36] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.685 [0.498, 0.991] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.