Short-finned Eel
Anguilla australis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,104
- Most observed in
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The short-finned eel (Anguilla australis), 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Short-finned eel”.