A study of the histology and morphology of the digestive tract of the common eel ( Anguilla anguilla)

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Clarke, A. J., Witcomb, D. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1980
• Subjects: The ''Y''; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1980.tb03695.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1980.tb03695.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1980.tb03695.x

The anatomy and morphology of the digestive tract of the eel was examined using light and scanning electron microscopy. The oeosphagus showed complex longitudinal folding; stratified epithelium, columnar epithelium and goblet cells striated muscle fibres formed the thick muscular coat. The pneumatic...