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Artificial hybrid between Anguilla anguilla and A. japonica |
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| Authors: | A Okamura H Zhang† T Utoh A Akazawa Y Yamada N Horie N Mikawa S Tanaka H P Oka |
| Institution: | IRAGO Institute Co. Ltd., Atsumi, Aichi 441‐3605, Japan |
| Abstract: | Interspecific hybrids were obtained by artificial insemination between male European eels Anguilla anguilla and female Japanese eels Anguilla japonica . The hybrid larvae developed normally and survived up to 30 days post‐hatching similarly to normal A. japonica larvae. |
| Keywords: | alien species Anguilla anguilla Anguilla japonica aquaculture freshwater eel interbreeding |