Australian Long-finned Eel
Anguilla reinhardtii
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,265
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The speckled longfin eel, Australian long-finned eel or marbled eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) is one of 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae. It has a long snake-like cylindrical body with its dorsal, tail and anal fins joined to form one long fin. The dorsal fin also often extends further than the anal fin. It usually has a brownish green or olive green back and sides with small darker spots or blotches all over its body. Its underside is paler. It has a small gill opening on each side of its wide head, with thick lips. It is Australia's largest freshwater eel, and the female usually grows much larger than the male. It is also known as the spotted eel.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Speckled longfin eel”.