# Anago > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anago > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anago.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anago > Source revision: 1326652475 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Conger eel in Japanese food}} {{for|uses related to Nigeria|Yoruba people}} {{Italic title|reason=[:Category:Japanese words and phrases](/source/%3ACategory%3AJapanese_words_and_phrases)}} {{Paraphyletic group | auto = yes | fossil_range = {{fossilrange|55|0}}
Early [Eocene](/source/Eocene) to Present{{cite journal |last=Sepkoski |first=Jack |title=A compendium of fossil marine animal genera |journal=Bulletins of American Paleontology |volume=364 |page=560 |year=2002 |url=http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class |accessdate=2007-12-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class |archivedate=2011-07-23 }} | parent = Congridae | includes = {{linked species list | Heteroconger hassi | (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959) | Ariosoma anago | (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) | Conger cinereus | (Rüppell, 1830) | Conger japonicus | (Bleeker, 1879) | Conger myriaster | (Brevoort, 1856) | Gorgasia japonica | (Abe, Asai & Miki 1977) }} }} {{Nihongo|'''''Anago'''''|穴子, or アナゴ}} is the [Japanese](/source/Japanese_language) word for saltwater [eel](/source/Congridae)s, normally referring to ma-anago (''[Conger myriaster](/source/Whitespotted_conger)''). Ma-anago are used for a seafood dish in Japan. They are often simmered ([sushi](/source/sushi)) or deep-fried ([tempura](/source/tempura)),{{Cite web |date=2022-01-11 |title=Anago Sushi |url=https://www.sushi-pedia.com/en/sushi/anago/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.sushi-pedia.com}} compared to [unagi](/source/unagi) (freshwater eels) which are usually barbecued with a sauce ([kabayaki](/source/kabayaki)). Anago is also slightly less rich and oily than unagi. Anago has a very soft texture and sweet taste. ==Species== *{{nihongo||[チンアナゴ](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%83%81%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B4)|''' Chin-anago'''}} ''[Heteroconger hassi](/source/Heteroconger_hassi)'' (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959){{cite web|title=Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959) |url=http://www.fishwise.co.za/Search/SpeciesDetailPage/tabid/110/specieconfigid/221768/genusspecies/heteroconger_hassi/Default.aspx |publisher=FishWise |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303085526/http://www.fishwise.co.za/Search/SpeciesDetailPage/tabid/110/specieconfigid/221768/genusspecies/heteroconger_hassi/Default.aspx |archivedate=2011-03-03 }} *{{nihongo||[ゴテンアナゴ](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%82%B4%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B4)|'''Goten-anago'''}} ''[Ariosoma anago](/source/Ariosoma_anago)'', ''[Anago anago](/source/Anago_anago)'' or ''[Conger anago](/source/Conger_anago)'' (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846){{cite web|title=Ariosoma anago (Schlegel & Temminck 1846) |url=http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&SpecieConfigId=196507&GenusSpecies=Ariosoma_anago |publisher=FishWise |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175615/http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&SpecieConfigId=196507&GenusSpecies=Ariosoma_anago |archivedate=2011-07-20 }} *{{nihongo||[キリアナゴ](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B4)|'''Kiri-anago'''}} ''[Conger cinereus](/source/Conger_cinereus)'' (Rüppell, 1830){{cite web|title=Conger cinereus Rüppell 1830 |url=http://www.fishwise.co.za/Search/SpeciesDetailPage/tabid/110/specieconfigid/208303/genusspecies/conger_cinereus/Default.aspx |publisher=FishWise |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175631/http://www.fishwise.co.za/Search/SpeciesDetailPage/tabid/110/specieconfigid/208303/genusspecies/conger_cinereus/Default.aspx |archivedate=2011-07-20 }} *{{nihongo||[クロアナゴ](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B4)|'''Kuro-anago'''}} ''[Conger japonicus](/source/Conger_japonicus)'' (Bleeker, 1879){{cite web|title=Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879 |url=http://www.fishwise.co.za/Search/SpeciesDetailPage/tabid/110/specieconfigid/225553/genusspecies/conger_japonicus/Default.aspx |publisher=FishWise |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175716/http://www.fishwise.co.za/Search/SpeciesDetailPage/tabid/110/specieconfigid/225553/genusspecies/conger_japonicus/Default.aspx |archivedate=2011-07-20 }} *{{nihongo||[マアナゴ](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B4)|'''Ma-anago'''}} ''[Conger myriaster](/source/Conger_myriaster)'' (Brevoort, 1856){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NN-U5BJJhUMC&q=ma-anago+%22Conger+myriaster%22%E3%80%80&pg=PA22|page=22|title=A dictionary of Japanese food: ingredients & culture |first= Richard|last= Hosking |publisher= Tuttle Publishing|year= 1996 |isbn= 0-8048-2042-2}} *{{nihongo||[シンジュアナゴ](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B4)|''' Shinjyu-anago'''}} ''[Gorgasia japonica](/source/Gorgasia_japonica)'' (Abe, Asai & Miki 1977){{cite web|title=Gorgasia japonica Abe, Asai & Miki 1977 |url=http://www.fishwise.co.za/Search/SpeciesDetailPage/tabid/110/specieconfigid/225468/genusspecies/gorgasia_japonica/Default.aspx |publisher=FishWise |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175805/http://www.fishwise.co.za/Search/SpeciesDetailPage/tabid/110/specieconfigid/225468/genusspecies/gorgasia_japonica/Default.aspx |archivedate=2011-07-20 }} [[File:Anago (sea eel) Nigiri.jpg|thumb|Anago [sushi](/source/sushi)]] [[File:Anago (sea eel) Tempura.jpg|thumb|Anago [tempura](/source/tempura)]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Japan-cuisine-stub}} {{eel topics|state=expanded}} {{seafood}} Category:Japanese seafood Category:Fish common names [fr:Conger myriaster](/source/fr%3AConger_myriaster) [nl:Conger myriaster](/source/nl%3AConger_myriaster) [ja:アナゴ](/source/ja%3A%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B4) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Anago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anago) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anago?action=history)). 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