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African Longfin Eel

Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Anguilla delalandi Kaup 1856
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Anguilla mossambica
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics
Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852)
Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852)
Anguilla delalandi
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Anguilla mossambica
Recognized by AnAge
Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852)
Recognized by Fishbase
Muraena mossambica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Tribranchus anguillaris
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Anguilla capensis Kaup 1859
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Anguilla delalandi Kaup 1856
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Anguilla delalandii Kaup 1856
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Muraena mossambica Peters 1852
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Anguilla capensis Kaup 1859
Anguilla delalandi Kaup 1856
Anguilla delalandii Kaup 1856
Muraena mossambica
Synonym according to NCBI
Muraena mossambica Peters 1852
Anguilla capensis Kaup 1859
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Anguilla delalandi Kaup 1856
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Anguilla delalandii Kaup 1856
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Muraena mossambica Peters 1852
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Tribranchus anguillaris Peters 1846
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

African longfin eel preferred
Longfin eel
Recognized by Fishbase

Afrikaans

Geelbek-paling preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Geelbekpaling
Recognized by Fishbase

Czech

Úhoř mosambický preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Danish

Afrikansk ål preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Estonian

Mosambiigi angerjas preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

French

Anguille du Mozambique preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Anguille à longue nageoire
Recognized by Fishbase

German

Afrikanischer Langflossenaal preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Malagasy

Amalomainty preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Amalomaitso
Recognized by Fishbase

Portuguese

Enguia moçambicana preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Russian

угорь мозамбийкский preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Spanish; Castilian

Anguila de aleta larga de Africa preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Swahili

Mkunga preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
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Curated hierarchies for Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852)

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Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Anguilloidei
Anguillidae
Anguilla
Anguilla delalandi (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Muraeninae
Muraena
Muraena mossambica (this page)
38 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Anguilloidei
Anguillidae
Anguilla
Anguilla mossambica (this page)