Species FAO code: ELU

Anguilla australis australis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Aal [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis] de Australischer Aal [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis] de Neuseeländischer Aal [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–
Belgium	fr Anguille nl Paling nl Aal	–
Denmark	da Australsk ål [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–
France	fr anguille d'Australie [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis] fr civelle (juveniles) fr anguille	–
Germany	de Australischer Aal [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis] de Neuseeländischer Aal [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis] de Aal [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–
Italy	it Anguilla australe [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–
Lithuania	lt australinis upinis ungurys [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–
Luxembourg	de Aal [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis] de Australischer Aal [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis] de Neuseeländischer Aal [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis] fr anguille d'Australie [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–
Netherlands	nl Australische paling [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–
Poland	pl Węgorz australijski [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–
Slovenia	sl avstralska jegulja [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–
Spain	es Anguila	Galicia: Anguía
Sweden	sv Australisk ål [Anguilla australis synonym for Anguilla australis australis]	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anguilla australis australis Richardson, 1841

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anguilla australis australis Richardson, 1841

Scientific name

Anguilla australis australis

Author

Richardson, 1841

Rank

Species

FAO code

ELU

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderAnguilliformes
  - FamilyAnguillidae
    - GenusAnguilla
      - SpeciesAnguilla australis australis

Synonyms

Anguilla australis occidentalis Schmidt, 1928
Angguilla australis Richardson, 1841
Anguilla austrata Richardson, 1841
Anguilla australis Richardson, 1841
Muraena australis (Richardson, 1841)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anguilla australis australis Richardson, 1841

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 92 — Eels (Anguilla spp.)
      - 0301 92 10 — Of a length of less than 12 cm
      - 0301 92 30 — Of a length of 12 cm or more but less than 20 cm
      - 0301 92 90 — Of a length of 20 cm or more
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 74 00 — Eels (Anguilla spp.)
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 26 00 — Eels (Anguilla spp.)
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
    - 0304 39 00 — Other
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 51 00 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
  - Frozen fillets of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
    - 0304 69 00 — Other
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 93 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
      - 0304 93 10 — Surimi
      - 0304 93 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 31 00 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
  - Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 44 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
      - 0305 44 10 — Eels (Anguilla spp.)
  - Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 64 00 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)

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Anguilla australis australis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 6 - Oceania - Inland waters

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest