Anguillidae
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The Anguillidae are a family of ray-finned fish that contains the freshwater eels. All the extant species and six subspecies in this family are in the genus Anguilla, and are elongated fish of snake-l
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New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii)
Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
Anguillid eel
New Zealand longfin eel
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The New Zealand longfin eel is a species of freshwater eel that is endemic to New Zealand. It is the largest freshwater eel in New Zealand and the only endemic species – the other eels found in New Ze
Anguillidae
…Anguillid eels are of conservation concern, including the European eel (A. anguilla), the American eel (A. rostrata), the Japanese eel (A. japonica), the New Zealand longfin eel (A. dieffenbachii), and the Indonesian longfinned eel (A. borneensis). Threats to these species include: habitat loss/modification, migration barriers…
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Illustration by Frank Edward Clarke
Longfin eel seen in a river at night in the Tararua Ranges
New Zealand longfin eels feeding at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve.