L'anguilla, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Note sul nome italiano - Denominazione stabilita dal decreto 15 luglio 1983 del Ministero della Marina Mercantile.

Nomi dialettali italiani - Veneto - Bisato, Anguila Femenale, Papaloni. Lombardia - Anguila, Anguela. Piemonte - Anguilla, Anuila. Liguria - Anguila, Anghi.  Emilia-Romagna - Inguela, Ragani, Anguula. Toscana - Anguilla, Capitone, Bianchin° Lazio - Ciriola, Fiumarole. Abruzzo-Molise - Anguilla, Nnguille. Campania - Appezzutella, Capomazza, Mangiaranocchie, Sementara. Calabria - Angija, Cirrimbija. Puglia - Capomazzo, Angidda. Sicilia - Anghidda, Marchagghiuni. Sardegna - Ambidda, Filotrotta.

Nomi comuni esteri - Spagnolo - Anguila, Anguila europea, Anguilla, Anguilla catarrojina, Anguilla fartona, Anguilla maresa, Anguilla martina, Anguilla pastorenca, Anguilla pugaron. Portoghese - Eiró, Enguia, Enguia-europeia, Iró. Greco - Cheli, Chéli. Francese - Anguille, Anguille argentée, Anguille d'Europe, Anguille jaune, Angèle, Anguielo, Bomarinque, Bouiron, Civelle, Coureuse, Margignou, Pibale, Pimperneau, Pougau, Pounchurote, Pounchuroto, Resso, Sili, Thaoundella, Thaudelo, Verniau. Inglese - Eel, Common eel, European eel, River eel, Silver eel, Sing eel, Weed eel, Yellow eel. Galles - Llsywen. Irlanda - An eascann, Eascann. Isola di Mann - Astan. Tedesco - Aal, Blankaal, Europäischer Aal, Flussaal, Gelbaal, Gemeiner aal, Gemeiner flußaal. Olanda - Aal, Paling. Danimarca - Ål. Norvegia - Ål. Svezia - Ål, Europeisk ål. Isole Faeroe - Álakálvur, Álladrumbur, Állur, Álvinda. Islanda - Áll. Finlandia - Ankerias. Federazione Russa - Evropeiskiy ugor', Rechnoi ugor', Retschnoi ugor. Polonia - Wegorz, Wegorz europejski. Repubblica Ceca - Drnák, Úhor rícní. Repubblica Slovacca - Úhor obycajný. Ungheria - Angolna. Romania - Anghila, Anghilă, Anguilla europeana, Hel, Ogor. Bulgaria - Zmiorca, Zmiorka. Macedonia (FYROM) - Jagula. Slovenia - Jegula, Jegulja. Croazia - Jegulja. Serbia - Jegulja. Albania - Ngjala, Njala. Malta - Sallura. Israele - Tzlofach.Turchia - Yilan baligi, Yilan balyghi. Arabo - H'anklyss. Iran - Mar Mahi Ma'muli, Marmahi-e-haghighi. Giapponese - Unagi.

Muraena anguilla Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae, Ed. X. (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.) Holmiae. Systema Nat. ed. 10 i-ii + 1-824, v. 1 245. Status: nomenclatura originaria, attualmente non valida. Opinioni: nomenclatura valida come "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Ege 1939:90, Berg 1949:938, Blache et al. 1973:220, Dor 1984:26, Castle 1984:34, Bauchot in Whitehead et al. 1986:535, Okamura & Machida 1987:111, Lelek 1987:63, Scott & Scott 1988:79, McAllister 1990:46, Smith 1989:899, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:389, Poll & Gosse 1995:83, Goren & Dor 1994:6, Coad 1995:7, Mrakovcic et al. 1995:183, Chereshnev 1996:599, Coad 1996:84, Tagliavini et al. 1996:271, Bianco et al. 1996:55, Kottelat 1997:34, Santos et al. 1997:18, Arruda 1997:54, Reshetnikov et al. 1997:734, Bianco 1997:612, Reshetnikov 1998:54, Scott & Crossman 1998:624, Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:128, Fricke 1999:18, Fuller et al. 1999:36, Azeroual et al. 2000:20, Huang et al. 2001:42, Bogutskaya et al. 2001:43, Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:194, Bilecenoglu et al. 2002:30, Dekker 2003:787, Hanel 2003:48, Seegers et al. 2003:30], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:28, Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:174. In origine scritta come "angvilla", presente anche come "angvilla" in Linnaeus 1766:426. Neotipo designato da Fricke 1999:19, ma ritirato in Fricke 2000:639. Località tipo: Europa. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758). Systema Naturae, Ed. X. (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.) Holmiae. Systema Nat. ed. 10 i-ii + 1-824, v. 1 245. Status: nuova nomenclatura, valida. Località tipo: Europa. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Angill angill (Linnaeus, 1758). Systema Nat. ed. 10 v. 1 245. Status: errore di ortografia, nomenclatura non valida.

Anguilla anguillia (Linnaeus, 1758). Systema Nat. ed. 10 v. 1 245. Status: errore di ortografia, nomenclatura non valida.

Anguilla vulgaris Shaw, 1803. General zoology or systematic natural history ... Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826. Pisces in vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [14 volumi, 1800-1826.]; General Zool. (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), v. 4 15. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Basata in parte su "Muraena anguilla" Linnaeus 1758. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Castle 1984:34, Smith 1990:151, Kottelat 1997:35, Fricke 1999:18, Bilecenoglu et al. 2002:30. Neotipo designato da Fricke 1999:18, ma ritirato in Fricke 2000:639. Località tipo: non riportata. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Anguilla vulgaris fluviatilis Rafinesque, 1810. Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci siciliani. Messina. Indice Ittiol. Sicil. 1-70. Status: nomen nudum, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: in sinonimia di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Provenienza del materiale esaminato: Sicilia, Italia.

Anguilla vulgaris lacustus Rafinesque, 1810. Indice Ittiol. Sicil. 38. Status: nomen nudum, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: in sinonimia di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Kottelat 1997:35. Provenienza del materiale esaminato: Sicilia, Italia.

Anguilla vulgaris marina Rafinesque, 1810. Indice Ittiol. Sicil. 38. Status: nomen nudum, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: in sinonimia di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Kottelat 1997:35.

Anguilla acutirostris Risso, 1827. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale, et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes maritimes. F. G. Levrault, Paris & Strasbourg. Hist. Nat. Europe Mérid. i-xvi + 1-480, v. 3 pag. 198. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Castle 1984:34, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:124. Località tipo: Nizza, Francia. Tipo: olotipo, conservato al British Museum, Natural History, Londra, U.K, attualmente la collocazione è ignota.

Anguilla latirostris Risso, A. 1827. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale, et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes maritimes. F. G. Levrault, Paris & Strasbourg. Hist. Nat. Europe Mérid. i-xvi + 1-480, v. 3 pag. 199. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Castle 1984:34, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Località tipo: Nizza, Francia. Tipo: olotipo, conservato al British Museum, Natural History, Londra, U.K, attualmente la collocazione è ignota.

Anguilla mediorostris Risso, A. 1827. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale, et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes maritimes. F. G. Levrault, Paris & Strasbourg. Hist. Nat. Europe Mérid. i-xvi + 1-480, v. 3 pag. 199. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Località tipo: Nizza, Francia. Tipo: olotipo, conservato al British Museum, Natural History, Londra, U.K, attualmente la collocazione è ignota.

Anguilla fluviatilis Anslijin, 1828. Systematische Beschrijving der voor ons meest belangrijke visschen. N. Anslijn, N. Z. D. du Mortier en zoon, Leyden. Syst. Beschrijving 1-345, pag. 226, Pl. 93. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: nuova nomenclatura non necessaria per "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus, 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Smith 1990:151, Kottelat 1997:35. Località tipo: non riportata. Materiale tipo: non riportato.

Muraena oxyrhina Ekström, 1831. Fiskarne i Mörkö Skärgård. K. Sven. Vetenskapsakad. Handl. Pag. 287. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:390, Kottelat 1997:35. Località tipo: Isola di Mörkö, vicino a Stoccolma, Svezia. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Muraena platyrhina Ekström, 1831. Fiskarne i Mörkö Skärgård. K. Sven. Vetenskapsakad. Handl. Pag. 287. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:390, Kottelat 1997:35. Località tipo: Isola di Mörkö, vicino a Stoccolma, Svezia. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Anguilla anguilla macrocephala De la Pylaie, 1835. Recherches, en France, sur les poissons de l'Océan, pendant les années 1832 et 1833. In: Mem. Congr. Sci. France, 2nd Sess., Poitiers, 1834. Rouen. Recherches France 524-534. Status: nuovo nome non necessario per Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758), secondo Kottelat 1997:35.

Anguilla anguilla ornithorhyncha De la Pylaie, 1835. Recherches, en France, sur les poissons de l'Océan, pendant les années 1832 et 1833. In: Mem. Congr. Sci. France, 2nd Sess., Poitiers, 1834. Rouen. Recherches France 524-534. Status: non distinguibile dalle altre forme, nomenclatura non valida. Nuovo nome non necessario per Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758). Opinioni: in sinonimia di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:390 come "ornithorhyncha", Kottelat 1997:35.

Anguilla vulgaris ornithorhincha De la Pylaie, 1835. Recherches France 529. Status: vedere sopra.

Anguilla anguilla oxycephala De la Pylaie, 1835. Recherches, en France, sur les poissons de l'Océan, pendant les années 1832 et 1833. In: Mem. Congr. Sci. France, 2nd Sess., Poitiers, 1834. Rouen. Recherches France 524-534. Status: non distinguibile dalle altre forme, nomenclatura non valida. Nuovo nome non necessario per Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758). Opinioni: in sinonimia di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Tesch 1991:390, Kottelat 1997:35.

Anguilla platyura De la Pylaie, 1835. Recherches, en France, sur les poissons de l'Océan, pendant les années 1832 et 1833. In: Mem. Congr. Sci. France, 2nd Sess., Poitiers, 1834. Rouen. Recherches France 524-534. Status: non distinguibile dalle altre forme, nomenclatura non valida. Nuovo nome non necessario per Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758). Opinioni: in sinonimia di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:390, Kottelat 1997:35.

Anguilla canariensis Valenciennes, 1843. Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris, 1835-1850. Ichthyol. Canaries 1-109, v. 2 (pt 2) 88 Pl. 20 (fig. 1). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Castle 1984:34, Smith 1990:151, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:94 per l'olotipo ed i paratipi, nessun tipo fu stabilito originariamente. Lectotipo designato da Eschmeyer 1998:316. Località tipo: Tenerife, Arcipelago della Canarie, Spagna. Tipo: lectotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3783. Paralectotipi: MNHN 3784 (3).

Anguilla cloacina Bonaparte, 1846. Catalogo metodico dei pesci europei. Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Milano 1-95, pag. 38. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:220, Smith 1990:151, Kottelat 1997:35. Località tipo: Francia. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Anguilla migratoria Krøyer, 1846. Danmarks Fiske. Kjøbenhavn. Fishes of Denmark 1-640, v. 3 616. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Località tipo: Danimarca. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Anguilla nilotica Heckel, J. J. 1847. Ichthyologie. In: Russegger, J. von: Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa, .... unternommen in den Jahren 1835 bis 1841. Ichthyol., Russegger Reisen 205-357, v. 2 (pt 3) 313. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Castle 1984:34, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. C: Bauchot et al. 1993:96, ma come autore viene citato Kaup 1857. Località tipo: fiume Nilo. Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° dal 3769 to 3771 (1, 1, 1).

Anguilla septembrina Bonaparte, 1846. Catalogo metodico dei pesci europei. Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Milano 1-95. Status: nomen nudum, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: in sinonimia di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:390, Kottelat 1997:35.

Anguilla callensis Guichenot, 1850. Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons. Pp. i-iv + 1-144 + Atlas. In: Exploration scientique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842. Paris. Vol. 5. Zoologie. Hist. Nat. Algérie, pag. 111 Pl. 7 (fig. 1). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Castle 1984:34, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:93-94. Località tipo: La Calle, Algeria. Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3160 (5), n° MNHN 3220 (1), n° MNHN 3774 (4).

Anguilla platyrhynchus Costa, 1850. Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. Fauna Napoli 511 pp. Part 1 Anguilla p. 50 Pls. 58, 60 (figs. 3a, 3b). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Pubblicato il 10 luglio 1850. Località tipo: Lago Ligola, Italia. Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: collocazione attuale ignota.

Anguilla aegyptiaca Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 pag. 40. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Castle 1984:34, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Bauchot et al. 1993:93, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:93. Comparso inizialmente come nome soltanto in Kaup 1856:55. Località tipo: fiume Nilo. Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3772 (1), 3773 (1).

Anguilla altirostris Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 pag. 37 Pl. 4 (fig. 24). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:93. Comparso inizialmente come nome soltanto in Kaup 1856:55. Località tipo: estuario del fiume Senna, Francia. Tipo: olotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3768.

Anguilla ancidda Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 pag. 37 Pl. 4 (fig. 22). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:151, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:93. Comparso inizialmente come nome soltanto in Kaup 1856:55. Località tipo: Sicilia e Piemonte, Italia. Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3767 (1), 3780 (1).

Anguilla bibroni Kaup, 1856. Uebersicht der Aale. Arch. Naturgeschichte 41-77, v. 22 (n° 1) 54. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:93. Anche in Kaup 1856:33, Pl. 3 (fig. 16). Località tipo: Sicilia, Italia. Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3760 (1), 3779 (3).

Leptocephalus brevirostris Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 v. 22 (n° 1) 54. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Soggettivamente non valida; secondariamente precedentemente occupata in "Anguilla" da "Anguilla brevirostris" Cisternas 1877. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1989:899, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:390, Kottelat 1997:36. Catalogo: Bertin 1935:100, Bauchot et al. 1993:120. Località tipo: Messina, Sicilia, Italia. Tipo: olotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 2901. Altri possibili tipi: BMNH 1860.9.31.4 (1), ZMB 4742 (1) Messina.

Anguilla capitone Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 pag. 34 Pl. 3 (fig. 17). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:94. Comparsa inizialmente senza descrizione in Kaup 1856:55. Località tipo: Napoli, Italia. Tipo: olotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3762.

Anguilla cuvieri Kaup, 1856. Uebersicht der Aale. Arch. Naturgeschichte 41-77, v. 22 (n° 1) 54. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:94. Anche in Kaup 1856:33. Località tipo: Abbeville, Francia. Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3758 (2), 3759 (7).

Anguilla kieneri Kaup, 1856. Uebersicht der Aale. Arch. Naturgeschichte 41-77, v. 22 (n° 1) 54. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Infosmazioni sull'esemplare tipo: Bauchot et al. 1993:95. Anche in Kaup 1856:22, Fig. 15. Località tipo: Tolone, Francia. Tipo: olotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3757.

Anguilla marginata Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 pag. 36 Pl. 4 (fig. 20). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:95. Comparso inizialmente come nome soltanto in Kaup 1856:55. Località tipo: Valencia, Spagna. Tipo: olotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3765.

Anguilla melanochir Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 pag. 35 Pl. 4 (fig. 19). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:96. Comparso inizialmente come nome soltanto in Kaup 1856:55. Località tipo: fiume Tevere, Italia. Tipo: olotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3764.

Anguilla microptera Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 pag. 36 Pl. 4 (fig. 21). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:96. Comparso inizialmente come nome soltanto in Kaup 1856:55. Località tipo: Baia di Algeciras, Spagna. Tipo: olotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3766.

Anguilla morena Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 pag. 35 Pl. 3 (fig. 18). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:96. Comparso inizialmente come nome soltanto in Kaup 1856:55. Località tipo: Baia di Napoli, Italia. Tipo: olotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3763.

Anguilla platycephala Kaup, 1856. Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. Cat. Apodal Fish 1-163 pag. 38 Pl. 5 (fig. 25). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389 come "platycephalo", Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:97 con il 3210 come olotipo. Comparso inizialmente come nome soltanto in Kaup 1856:55. Località tipo: Abbeville, Francia. Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3210 (1), 5707 (adesso 4).

Anguilla savignyi Kaup, 1856. Uebersicht der Aale. Arch. Naturgeschichte 41-77, v. 22 (n° 1) 55. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:390, Kottelat 1997:35. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:97. Anche in Kaup 1856:34. Località tipo: Napoli, Italia. Tipo: olotipo conservato al Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 3131 [?3731].

Anguilla fluviatilis Heckel & Kner, 1858. Die Süsswasserfische der Österreichischen Monarchie, mit Rücksicht auf die angränzenden Länder. Leipzig. Süsswasserfische Osterr. Monarchie i-xii + 1-388. Status: nuova nomenclatura non necessaria per Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758), non valida. Anche omonimo junior di Anslijn 1828. Località tipo: non riportata. Materiale tipo: non riportato.

Anguilla eurystoma Heckel & Kner, 1858. Die Süsswasserfische der Österreichischen Monarchie, mit Rücksicht auf die angränzenden Länder. Leipzig. Süsswasserfische Osterr. Monarchie i-xii + 1-388. Pag. 325 Fig. 168. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:36. Località tipo: Dalmazia. Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; n° NMW 9284 (1).

Anguilla marina Nardo, 1860. Status: nomen nudum, nomenclatura non valida.

Anguilla hibernica Couch, 1865. The history of the fishes of the British islands. Hist. Fish. Brit. Is. i-iv + 1-439, v. 4 328 Pl. 235. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:36. Località tipo: fiume Liffey, Dublino, Irlanda. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Anguilla oblongirostris Blanchard, 1866. Les poissons des eaux douces de la France. Paris. Poissons Eaux Douces France i-xvi + 1-656, pag. 496. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:36. Catalogo: Bauchot et al. 1993:96. Località tipo: torrente Huveaune, presso Marseille; fiume Lot; lago Bourget, Francia. Materiale Tipo: nessuno Sintipi: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi, Francia, n° MNHN 1880-0343 (5), 9985 (1).

Muraena anguilla maculata Chiereghini, 1872. In Ninni. Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: "Descrizione de' crostacei, de' testacei e de' pesci che abitanno le lagune e golfo veneto rappresentati in figure à chiaro-scuro ed a colori." Venezia. Sinonimia Moderna Chiereghini. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Kottelat 1997:35. Questo nome compare anche in Ninni 1872:50 (non investigato). Località tipo: non riscontrata, probabilmente Mar Adriatico. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Anguilla linnei Malm, A. W. 1877. Göteborgs och Bohusläns fauna, Ryggradsdjuren. Göteborg. Göteborgs Bohusläns Fauna 1-674, pag. 590. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Nuova nomenclatura non necessaria per "Muraena anguilla" (Linnaeus, 1758). Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Kottelat 1997:36. Località tipo: non riportata. Materiale tipo: non riportato.

Anguilla brevirostris Cisternas, R. 1877. Ensayo descriptivo de los peces de agua dulce que habitan en la provincia de Valencia. An. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. Madrid 69-138, v. 6 108. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Anguilla anguilla" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Blache et al. 1973:221, Smith 1990:152, Tesch 1991:389, Kottelat 1997:36. Località tipo: Valencia, Spagna. Materiale tipo: non è conosciuto nessun esemplare tipo.

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