{{Short description|Conger eel in Japanese food}} {{for|uses related to Nigeria|Yoruba people}} {{Italic title|reason=:Category:Japanese words and phrases}} {{Paraphyletic group | auto = yes | fossil_range = {{fossilrange|55|0}} <br>Early Eocene to Present<ref>{{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 }}</ref> | parent = Congridae | includes = {{linked species list | Heteroconger hassi | (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959)<ref name=Fishwise-HeterocongerHassi/> | Ariosoma anago | (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846)<ref name=Fishwise-AriosomaAnago/> | Conger cinereus | (Rüppell, 1830)<ref name=Fishwise-CongerCinereus/> | Conger japonicus | (Bleeker, 1879)<ref name=Fishwise-CongerJaponicus/> | Conger myriaster | (Brevoort, 1856)<ref name=DictionaryOfJapaneseFood-CongerMyriaster/> | Gorgasia japonica | (Abe, Asai & Miki 1977)<ref name=Fishwise-GorgasiaJaponica/> }} }}
{{Nihongo|'''''Anago'''''|穴子, or アナゴ}} is the Japanese word for saltwater eels, normally referring to ma-anago (''Conger myriaster''). Ma-anago are used for a seafood dish in Japan. They are often simmered (sushi) or deep-fried (tempura),<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> compared to unagi (freshwater eels) which are usually barbecued with a sauce (kabayaki). Anago is also slightly less rich and oily than unagi. Anago has a very soft texture and sweet taste.<ref name=":0" />
==Species== *{{nihongo||チンアナゴ|''' Chin-anago'''}} ''Heteroconger hassi'' (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959)<ref name=Fishwise-HeterocongerHassi>{{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 }}</ref> *{{nihongo||ゴテンアナゴ|'''Goten-anago'''}} ''Ariosoma anago'', ''Anago anago'' or ''Conger anago'' (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846)<ref name=Fishwise-AriosomaAnago>{{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 }}</ref> *{{nihongo||キリアナゴ|'''Kiri-anago'''}} ''Conger cinereus'' (Rüppell, 1830)<ref name=Fishwise-CongerCinereus>{{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 }}</ref> *{{nihongo||クロアナゴ|'''Kuro-anago'''}} ''Conger japonicus'' (Bleeker, 1879)<ref name=Fishwise-CongerJaponicus>{{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 }}</ref> *{{nihongo||マアナゴ|'''Ma-anago'''}} ''Conger myriaster'' (Brevoort, 1856)<ref name=DictionaryOfJapaneseFood-CongerMyriaster>{{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}}</ref> *{{nihongo||シンジュアナゴ|''' Shinjyu-anago'''}} ''Gorgasia japonica'' (Abe, Asai & Miki 1977)<ref name=Fishwise-GorgasiaJaponica>{{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 }}</ref>
[[File:Anago (sea eel) Nigiri.jpg|thumb|Anago sushi]] [[File:Anago (sea eel) Tempura.jpg|thumb|Anago tempura]]
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