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
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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.
Short-finned eel
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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 Zeal
New Zealand longfin eel
…endemic to New Zealand. It is the largest freshwater eel in New Zealand and the only endemic species – the other eels found in New Zealand are the native shortfin eel (Anguilla australis), also found in Australia, and the naturally introduced Australian longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii). Longfin eels are long-lived…
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An 1888 illustration of a short-finned eel attacking a black-backed gull in New Zealand