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342:The African longfin eel is raised in commercial
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372:List of smoked foods
24:African longfin eel
607:Anguilla_mossambica
593:Anguilla mossambica
563:Anguilla mossambica
532:Anguilla mossambica
504:Anguilla mossambica
478:Anguilla mossambica
463:Anguilla mossambica
419:Anguilla mossambica
302:in southern Kenya,
269:Anguilla mossambica
264:African longfin eel
234:Anguilla delalandii
184:Anguilla mossambica
45:Conservation status
484:2016-03-05 at the
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242:Muraena mossambica
226:Anguilla delalandi
166:A. mossambica
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346:as well as
300:freshwaters
282:Anguillidae
274:longfin eel
142:Anguillidae
879:Categories
402:References
294:. It is a
237:Kaup, 1856
229:Kaup, 1856
221:Kaup, 1860
352:game fish
348:aquafarms
344:fisheries
332:bony fish
324:carcasses
160:Species:
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92:Eukaryota
698:11394653
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572:Wikidata
536:Archived
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366:See also
296:tropical
276:, is an
201:Synonyms
153:Anguilla
138:Family:
112:Chordata
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102:Animalia
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360:jellied
338:As food
291:Muraena
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