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True Eels

Anguilliformes · 2 species · 2 families

In Québec, the order Anguilliformes brings together 2 species of fish, in 2 families. The stars? American Eel and Northern Cutthroat Eel, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 2 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  2. Côte-Nord2
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  5. Capitale-Nationale1
  6. Mauricie1
  7. Estrie1
  8. Montréal1
  9. Outaouais1
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  11. Laval1
  12. Lanaudière1
  13. Laurentides1
  14. Montérégie1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

True Eels 2

Anguilliformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Family
All2Anguillidae1Synaphobranchidae1
American Eel1,770 observations
Northern Cutthroat Eel1,352 observations