Where does the European Eel live?

Anguilla anguilla has 1,098,309 records in 66 countries and territories, from 1575 to 2026. Most records come from France.

• 1,098,309 records
• 66 places
• 251 years recorded
• — class

When it is recorded

Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where it is recorded

Showing the top 40 of 66 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Anguillidae.

Longfin eel

40,863 records

Giant mottled eel

2,662 records