A total of 7 RIS files. Three RIS files from three web searches (Scholar, SCOPUS, and Web of Science) conducted for the review "The drivers of anguillid eel movement in lentic water bodies: a systematic map" currently submitted for publication at Reviews ins Fish Biology and Fisheries. RIS file of the combined search data conducted in Zotero RIS of the results from backward citation chasing. RIS file of the results from forward citation chasing. RIS file of the combined results from onward and backward citation chasing.