Remarkable progress in techniques for maturation of adults and rearing of larvae has been
achieved for the J apanese eel A nguilla japonica over the past 50 years, but recent efforts …

Anguillid eels are near globally distributed catadromous fishes with marine spawning areas
and inshore and inland growth areas in both lotic (rivers, estuaries) and lentic (lakes, ponds …

The natural reproductive ecology of freshwater eels remained a mystery even after some of
their offshore spawning areas were discovered approximately 100 years ago. In this study …

There is growing international concern about declines in populations of anguillid eels,
resulting in their inclusion in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) …

Many aspects of the life histories of anguillid eels have been revealed in recent decades, but
the spawning migrations of their silver eels in the open ocean still remains poorly …

All freshwater eels of the genus Anguilla are catadromous, in that they perform long-distance
migrations to offshore spawning area after years of growth in freshwater and nearshore …

Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) perform large‐scale oceanic migrations between their
spawning ground and growth habitats in continental waters during life history. However …

Fish distributions in river systems are known to be affected by large dams and other artificial
cross‐river structures such as weirs that prevent their movements and migrations. However …

The Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, is an important food fish in East Asia, and catches of
glass eels and of eels in freshwater appear to have declined dramatically in recent decades …

The rivers and lakes of Japan have had a wide range of shoreline modifications for flood
control and stabilization, but the effects of this on the ecology of Japanese eels, Anguilla …