Anguilla anguilla in Israel
Point map (Anguilla anguilla) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence introduced
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture commercial Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish Yes
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Established in aquaculture through continuous importation. Has not established itself in the wild. Continuous importation had been done (Ref. 1739). Known from the Jordan basin and Kinneret. In 1997, a single fish farm in the Upper Galilee began commercially producing eels. However, no increase of eels in the natural environment has been noted (Ref. 37616).

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(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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