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

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 peri...

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Published in:Ecology of Freshwater Fish
Main Authors: Laffaille, Pascal, Acou, Anthony, Guillouët, Jérôme
Other Authors: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle - MNHN (FRANCE), Fish-Pass (FRANCE), Université de Rennes 1 (FRANCE), Biodiversité fonctionnelle et gestion des territoires (Rennes, France)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons 2005
Subjects:
Biodiversité
Ecosystèmes
Anguilla anguilla
Yellow eel Freshwater habitat
Behaviour
Mark–recapture
Online Access:http://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/6196/
http://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/6196/1/Laffaille_6196.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0633.2005.00092.x
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Summary: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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