Species Detail - European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Freshwater Fish in Irish Lakes".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Anguilla anguilla
European Eel
NBNSYS0000188599
RecommendedWell-formed
Anguilla acutirostris Risso, 1827, Anguilla latirostris Risso, 1827, Anguilla mediorostris Risso, 1827, Broad-nosed Eel , Common Eel , Eel , Sharp-nosed Eel , Snig Eel
Threatened Species: OSPAR Convention || Threatened Species: Critically Endangered
anang
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bony fish (Actinopterygii)
Species
237
130
60
01/01/1962
31/12/2008
13 January (recorded in 2021)
18 December (recorded in 2006)
Inland Fisheries Ireland, Freshwater Fish in Irish Lakes, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, European Eel (Anguilla anguilla), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/174/Species/13627