This document provides information about eels in three languages. It defines eels as long, snakelike fish that lack pelvic fins and migrate between fresh and salt water to spawn. It lists several eel species in both their scientific and common names. It then provides the word for eel in 13 other languages.

1. Hīnaki
He tohu o te nama
whakaae o te kai-hī
tuna
Ngā hūpa
metara me te
torotika
Te āia metara
kia kore te mata
(mesh) nei kia iti
ake ki te 25mm
He pōutu kua
mākahia ki te tohu
me te nama whakaae
o te kai-hī tuna

2. Eel, s., tuna, koiro, ngoiro, whaka-au, kauaetea, papawhenua, hao, heke, ingoingo, kirikopuri, kokopu, whitiki, ngohiwe, matuatua, matarehe,
kopaopao, orea, pikitara, parikoa, parikou, paewai, ngorengore, ngoringori, puhanga, takiekie, karapa, kirirua, koriro, kotaretare,
kuwharuwharu, ngaeroero, ngoetoeto, pakarara, puhi, tuoro.
n., pl., eel, or eels.
1. Any of various long, snakelike, scaleless marine or freshwater fishes of the order
Anguilliformes or Apodes that lack pelvic fins and characteristically migrate from fresh water
to salt water to spawn.
2. Any of several similar fishes, such as the lamprey and electric eel.
[Middle English ele, from Old English ǣl.]
Scientific name Common name
Muraena helena Moray eel
Phisodonopis boro Indian eel
Simenchelys parasiticus Pug-nosed eel
Anguilla rostrata American eel
Anguilla vulgaris European eel
Conger conger Conger eel

3. Eel
Dansk (Danish)
n. - ål, åleglat person
Nederlands (Dutch)
aal, paling, gladjakker
Français (French)
n. - anguille
Deutsch (German)
n. - Aal
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ.) χέλι
Italiano (Italian)
anguilla
Português (Portuguese)
n. - enguia (f) (Zool.)
Русский (Russian)
угорь
Español (Spanish)
n. - anguila

4. Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ål
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鳗鱼, 圆滑的人, 鳝鱼
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鰻魚, 圓滑的人, 鱔魚
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뱀장어
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ウナギ, ウナギに似た魚, 鰻
v. - ウナギ釣りをする, くねくね
動く
‫العربيه‬ (Arabic)
(‫سمك‬ ) ‫القنقليس‬ (‫)السم‬
‫עברית‬ (Hebrew)
n. - ‫חמקמק‬ ‫או‬ ‫חלקלק‬ ‫אדם‬ ,‫צלופח‬