Giant Eel

大ウナギ · Oounagi

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: March 8, 1968
Location: 愛媛県宇和島市津島町（岩松川）
Prefectures: Ehime
Scientific name: Anguilla marmorata

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Giant Mottled Eel

The giant mottled eel is a large, blotch-patterned eel living in rivers and spring-fed waters of warmer regions. It hides in rock crevices by day and hunts crustaceans and fish at night. Sites in Wakayama, Tokushima, Ehime and Nagasaki prefectures are designated Natural Monuments, valued as populations near the northern edge of the species' range.

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Map

Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

Frequently asked questions

Giant Eel is a Prefectural Natural Monument of Japan (愛媛県宇和島市津島町（岩松川）). The giant mottled eel is a large, blotch-patterned eel living in rivers and…

The designated site is in 愛媛県宇和島市津島町（岩松川）.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.