The yellow European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) may adopt a sedentary lifestyle in inland freshwaters

International audience We analysed the movements of the growing yellow phase using a long-term mark-recapture programme on European eels in a small catchment (the Frémur, France). The results showed that of the yellow eels (>200 mm) recaptured, more than 90% were recaptured at the original markin...

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Published in:Ecology of Freshwater Fish
Main Authors: Laffaille, Pascal, Acou, Anthony, Guillouët, Jérôme
Other Authors: Fish Pass, Biodiversité fonctionnelle et gestion des territoires, Université de Rennes (UR)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2005
Subjects:
Anguilla anguilla
Yellow eel Freshwater habitat
Behaviour
Mark-recapture
[SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity
[SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology
environment/Ecosystems
Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-00793406
https://hal.science/hal-00793406/document
https://hal.science/hal-00793406/file/Laffaille_6196.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0633.2005.00092.x
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Summary:International audience We analysed the movements of the growing yellow phase using a long-term mark-recapture programme on European eels in a small catchment (the Frémur, France). The results showed that of the yellow eels (>200 mm) recaptured, more than 90% were recaptured at the original marking site over a long period before the silvering metamorphosis and downstream migration. We conclude that yellow European eels >200 mm may adopt a sedentary lifestyle in freshwater area, especially in small catchment.

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