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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.
All three eel species used as unagi have seen their population sizes greatly reduced in the past half century. For example, catches of the European eel have declined about 80% since the 1960s. The Japanese Ministry of the Environment has officially added Japanese eel to the “endangered” category of the country's Red List of animals ranging ...
Habu, four different species of venomous snake that exist in certain islands including Okinawa, the Sakishima Islands and the Tokara Islands, but not on the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido.
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).
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 ...
It is a natural parasite of the Japanese eel in its native range. The life cycle of Anguillicoloides crassus begins when the adult nematode releases thousands of eggs in the eel's swimbladder. The eggs pass through the eel's digestive tract and the larvae emerge in the water and settle onto the substrate.
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.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is a list of species of fish found in the rivers and lakes of the Korean Peninsula. Lampreys ... Japanese eel 뱀장어 ...