Best Catadromous
The Japanese eel, *Anguilla japonica*, is a catadromous fish meaning it lives primarily in freshwater rivers and lakes but migrates to the Pacific Ocean for maturation. Native to East Asia, this species is critically endangered due to habitat loss and overfishing. Historically vital to Japan’s culi...
The European eel, *Anguilla anguilla*, is a catadromous fish belonging to the Anguillidae family. It’s notable for its complex life cycle involving migration between freshwater rivers of Europe and the Sargasso Sea for spawning. This species faces critical endangerment due to declining populations....
The New Zealand longfin eel (*Anguilla dieffenbachii*) is a catadromous freshwater fish endemic to the waterways of New Zealand. It is distinguished as one of the largest and longest-lived eel species in the world, capable of surviving over 100 years and reaching significant mass. The species is cha...
The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a catadromous fish native to Atlantic drainages of North America, the Caribbean, and parts of northern South America. It spawns in the Sargasso Sea; its transparent leaf-shaped larvae cross the Atlantic on ocean currents before becoming glass eels and entering...
The giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata) is the most widely distributed Anguilla species, ranging from East Africa across the Indo-Pacific to French Polynesia.
The New Zealand shortfin eel (Anguilla australis) is a catadromous species found across New Zealand, southeastern Australia, and nearby Pacific islands.
The Australian longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) is a large catadromous species native to eastern Australia and some Pacific islands, capable of exceeding 1.5 meters.
The Pacific shortfinned eel (Anguilla obscura) is a small-eyed Anguilla species inhabiting freshwater rivers of Pacific island groups including Fiji and Samoa.
The Indonesian shortfin eel (Anguilla bicolor bicolor) is a commercially harvested catadromous subspecies distributed across South and Southeast Asian river systems.
The African longfin eel (Anguilla mossambica) is a catadromous species native to rivers of eastern and southern Africa, first formally described from Mozambique.
The Pacific shortfin eel (Anguilla bicolor pacifica) is a subspecies of Anguilla bicolor found in rivers draining to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific.
The speckled longfin eel (Anguilla nebulosa) is a catadromous species found in rivers of South and Southeast Asia, recognized by its distinctive spotted patterning.
The Indian mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis) is a large freshwater eel native to river systems of the Indian subcontinent, from India to Sri Lanka.
The Celebes longfin eel (Anguilla celebesensis) is a catadromous species endemic to the island of Sulawesi and adjacent Indonesian islands.
The highlands longfin eel (Anguilla megastoma) is a large catadromous species found in highland rivers of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
