Species Detail - European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing".
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
1
1
1
13/01/2021
13/01/2021
13 January (recorded in 2021)
18 December (recorded in 2006)
Marine Institute, Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, European Eel (Anguilla anguilla), accessed 15 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/440/Species/13627