swap_horiz American eel Alternatives

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Electric eel

Despite its common name, the electric eel is a South American freshwater knifefish rather than a true eel. Electrophorus...

Electric South America Freshwater Predatory

8.74 Great

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Japanese eel

Native to East Asia, the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, is a member of the freshwater eel family Anguillidae. Its cata...

Pacific Freshwater Endangered Anguillidae

8.37 Great

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European eel

The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, belongs to the freshwater eel family Anguillidae, but its life cycle connects inlan...

Atlantic Freshwater Endangered Anguillidae

8.10 Great

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New Zealand longfin eel

Endemic to New Zealand, the longfin eel, Anguilla dieffenbachii, spends much of its life in freshwater before migrating...

New Zealand Freshwater Endangered Anguillidae

7.82 Good

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Fire eel

The fire eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia) is a large freshwater fish belonging to the spiny eel family, Mastacembelidae...

Southeast Asia Aquarium Freshwater Mastacembelidae

7.82 Good

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Green moray

The green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) is a large marine fish from the family Muraenidae that inhabits the tropical and...

Large Marine Tropical Atlantic

7.36 Good

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Viper moray

The viper moray (Enchelycore nigricans) is a species of marine eel in the family Muraenidae, primarily found in the trop...

Reef Marine Nocturnal Atlantic

6.90 Fair

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European conger

The European conger (Conger conger) is a large marine eel species found throughout the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Medit...

Large Marine Edible Atlantic

6.90 Fair

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Peacock eel

The peacock eel (Macrognathus siamensis) is a freshwater fish belonging to the spiny eel family, Mastacembelidae. Native...

Southeast Asia Aquarium Freshwater Mastacembelidae

6.90 Fair

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Giant mottled eel

The giant mottled eel, Anguilla marmorata, is a catadromous eel in the family Anguillidae. It is the most widely distrib...

Large Freshwater Indo Pacific Anguillidae

6.62 Fair

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New Zealand shortfin eel

The New Zealand shortfin eel, Anguilla australis, is a migratory freshwater eel in the family Anguillidae. It lives thro...

New Zealand Freshwater Migratory Anguillidae

6.35 Fair

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Australian longfin eel

The Australian longfin eel, Anguilla reinhardtii, is a large anguillid fish native to eastern Australia, Tasmania, Lord...

Australia Large Freshwater Anguillidae

6.26 Fair

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Pacific shortfinned eel

The Pacific shortfinned eel (Anguilla obscura) is a freshwater eel in the family Anguillidae. It occurs in rivers and st...

Pacific Freshwater Oceania Anguillidae

5.52 Mediocre

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Indonesian shortfin eel

The Indonesian shortfin eel (Anguilla bicolor bicolor) is a catadromous eel subspecies in the family Anguillidae. It is...

Tropical Freshwater Indo Pacific Anguillidae

5.34 Mediocre

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African longfin eel

The African longfin eel, Anguilla mossambica, is a freshwater eel native to eastern and southern Africa. It is catadromo...

Tropical Africa Freshwater Anguillidae

5.15 Mediocre

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Pacific shortfin eel

The Pacific shortfin eel is the common name for Anguilla bicolor pacifica, a subspecies of the shortfin eel Anguilla bic...

Tropical Pacific Freshwater Anguillidae

4.97 Poor

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Speckled longfin eel

The speckled longfin eel, Anguilla nebulosa, is a freshwater and estuarine eel in the family Anguillidae. It is native t...

Patterned Freshwater Indo Pacific Anguillidae

4.88 Poor

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Indian mottled eel

The Indian mottled eel, Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis, is a freshwater eel in the family Anguillidae. It is native to...

Tropical Freshwater Indian Ocean Anguillidae

4.78 Poor

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Celebes longfin eel

The Celebes longfin eel, Anguilla celebesensis, is a freshwater eel in the family Anguillidae. It is catadromous, meanin...

Tropical Indonesia Freshwater Anguillidae

4.60 Poor

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Highlands longfin eel

The highlands long-finned eel, Anguilla interioris, is a catadromous freshwater eel in the family Anguillidae. It is kno...

Rare Freshwater Papua New Guinea Anguillidae

4.14 Poor