Definitions for anguillidae
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1. Anguillidae, family Anguillidaenoun

   eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn

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1. Anguillidae

   The Anguillidae are a family of ray-finned fish that contains the freshwater eels. Eighteen of the 19 extant species and six subspecies in this family are in the genus Anguilla. They are elongated fish with snake-like bodies, their long dorsal, caudal and anal fins forming a continuous fringe. They are catadromous fish, spending their adult lives in freshwater, but migrating to the ocean to spawn. Eels are an important food fish and some species are now farm-raised, but not bred in captivity. Many populations in the wild are now threatened, and Seafood Watch recommend consumers avoid eating anguillid eels.

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1. anguillidae

   Anguillidae is a family of fish that includes freshwater eels, consisting of 19 species in a single genus, Anguilla. These long, thin fish are known for their catadromous behavior, meaning they spend most of their lives in fresh water but migrate to the sea to breed. They are found widely across the world, particularly in areas of Europe, Asia, North America, and the Caribbean.

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1. Anguillidae

   The Anguillidae are a family of fishes that contains the freshwater eels. The 19 species and six subspecies in this family are all in genus Anguilla. They are catadromous, meaning they spend their lives in freshwater rivers, lakes, or estuaries, and return to the ocean to spawn. The young eel larvae, called leptocephali, live only in the ocean and consume small particles called marine snow. They grow larger in size, and in their next growth stage they are called glass eels. At this stage they enter estuaries, and when they become pigmented they are known as elvers. Elvers travel upstream in freshwater rivers, where they grow to adulthood. Some details of eel reproduction are as yet unknown, and the discovery of the spawning area of the American and European eels in the Sargasso Sea is one of the more famous anecdotes in the history of Ichthyology. The spawning areas of some other anguillid eels, such as the Japanese eel, and the giant mottled eel were also discovered recently in the western North Pacific Ocean. Freshwater eels are elongate with tubelike, snake-shaped bodies. They have large, pointed heads and their dorsal fins are usually continuous with their caudal fins and anal fins, to form a fringe lining the posterior end of the body. They have small pectoral fins to help them navigate along river bottoms. Their scales are thin and soft.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of anguillidae in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of anguillidae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=anguillidae
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguillidae
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