Summary ²

The New Zealand Longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) is New Zealand's only endemic freshwater eel. The other species of eel found in New Zealand are the native Shortfin eel (Anguilla australis) which is also found in Australia, and the sporadically naturally introduced Australian Longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Nathanael Boehm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/73978954@N00/6787361643
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguilla_dieffenbachii

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• FishBase
• FishSource
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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