---
title: "Węgorz amerykański"
description: "Anguilla rostrata — Ryby. The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a facultative catadromous eel found on the eastern coast of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/american-eel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Węgorz amerykański

> Anguilla rostrata — Ryby. The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a facultative catadromous eel found on the eastern coast of North America.

- Scientific name: *Anguilla rostrata*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 4523
- Wikidata: [Q469632](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469632)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49219](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49219)

## Names

- en: American Eel
- de: Amerikanischer Aal
- es: Anguila americana
- fr: Anguille d'Amérique
- nl: Amerikaanse paling
- pt: Enguia-americana
- pl: Węgorz amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

US (3205), CA (753), MX (8), PR (8), CR (6), HN (6), TT (6), DO (4), PM (4), VI (4), CU (3)

## Summary

The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a facultative catadromous eel found on the eastern coast of North America. Freshwater eels are fish belonging to the elopomorph superorder, a group of phylogenetically ancient teleosts. The American eel has a slender, supple, snake-like body that is covered with a mucus layer, which makes the eel appear to be naked and slimy despite the presence of minute scales. A long dorsal fin runs from the middle of the back and is continuous with a similar ventral fin. Pelvic fins are absent, and relatively small pectoral fins can be found near the midline, followed by the head and gill…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_eel

## Photo

![Węgorz amerykański](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-eel/medium.jpg)

Photo: jeffcherry · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248949595

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-eel?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).