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Short-finned eel

Anguilla australis

Short-finned eel — Anguilla australis
  • Freshwater & Saltwater
  • Near Threatened
Max length
110 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Family
Anguillidae
Genus
Anguilla
Distribution
  • Indian Ocean, Eastern
  • Oceania - Inland waters
  • Pacific, Southwest

About the short-finned eel

The short-finned eel, also known as the shortfin eel, is one of the 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae. It is native to the lakes, dams and coastal rivers of south-eastern Australia, New Zealand, and much of the South Pacific, including New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Tahiti, and Fiji.

Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

Where the short-finned eel lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

Also known as

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