| Country | Transparent forms | Pigmented forms | |
| Belgium | Glasaal | Pootparling, zwartjes | |
| China | Maan Sien | ||
| To Ming Maan (Mandarin) | |||
| Tau Ming Seen (Cantonese) | |||
| Denmark | Glasal | Saetteal | |
| *Aleyngel | |||
| France | *Civelle, Piballe (Adour), Bouiron (Rhone) | ||
| Germany | *Glasal, Montee | ||
| Greece | Yalochelo | Kalamochelo | |
| Ireland | *Elver | ||
| Italy | Ceca | Ceca vestita | |
| Israel | Tzlofach zechuchit | ||
| Japan | Shirasu unagi | ||
| Netherlands | Glasaal | Pootaal | |
| Norway | Glassal | Alefaring | |
| Poland | Wegorz szklisty | Wegorz wstepujacy | |
| Portugal | Meixao, Loira | ||
| Enguia de vidra | |||
| Spain | Angula | ||
| Sweden | Glasal | Alyngel | |
| *Alyngel | |||
| USSR | Steklyannyi ugor | ||
| UK | *Elver | ||
| Yugoslavia | Staklasta jagula | ||
* indicates no discrimination between stages
