American Eel Anguilla rostrata Lesueur, 1821    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Anguilliformes   >   Family Anguillidae   >   Genus Anguilla   

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American Eel in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Matt Tillett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mtillett via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

American Eel in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

American Eel in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

American Eel in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

American Eel in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

An American Eel in Baltimore City, Maryland (2/15/2015). Seized from a Ring-billed Gull and released alive. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Northern Water Snake drags an American Eel to drier land to prevent his feast from escaping (North Beach, Calvert Co., 8/28/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An American Eel in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/16/2016). Photo by Dan Ewing. (MBP list)

American Eel in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

American Eel in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

American Eel in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A young American Eel in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/13/2015). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

An American Eel falls prey to a Northern Water Snake along the Patapsco River in Howard Co., Maryland (5/28/2013). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A juvenile American Eel in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

American Eel in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

American Eel in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

American Eel in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

American Eel in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

American Eel in Baltimore City, Maryland (Date obscured). (c) National Aquarium, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by National Aquarium via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An American Eel caught by a Double-crested Cormorant in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/12/2016). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

A Red-necked Grebe preying on a young American Eel at Georgetown Waterfront Park, Washington, D.C. (3/4/2014). Photo by Marisa Rositol. (MBP list)

American Eel in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) mdcoastalbays, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mdcoastalbays via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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