Names
| Dutch name | Paling |
| Alternative Dutch name | Aal |
| English name | American Eel |
| Alternative English name | Common Eel |
| Papiamento name | Angieu |
| Papiamento name | Anguía |
| Valid name | Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817) |
| Synonym | Anguilla bostoniensis (Lesueur, 1817) |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates
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Actinopterygii [class]
Ray-finned Fishes
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Anguilliformes [order]
Eels and Morays
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Anguillidae [family]
Freshwater Eels
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Anguilla Schrank, 1798 [genus]
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Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817) [species]
American Eel
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Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817) [species]
American Eel
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Anguilla Schrank, 1798 [genus]
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Anguillidae [family]
Freshwater Eels
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Anguilliformes [order]
Eels and Morays
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Actinopterygii [class]
Ray-finned Fishes
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates