Pacific shortfinned eel (Anguilla obscura)

Scientific name: Anguilla obscura G?nther, 1872

Pacific shortfinned eel (Anguilla obscura)

The Pacific shortfinned eel (Anguilla obscura) is a freshwater fish of the family Anguillidae.

Biology

Vertebrae: 102 - 108. Belongs to the group of anguillas which have a short dorsal fin which originates slightly before the anus. Most closely resembles Anguilla australis and A. bicolor, from which it can be distinguished with certainty only by the number of vertebrae. Also.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anguilla obscura
Family
Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
110
Common length
60.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: western New Guinea and Queensland, Australia to the Society Islands. A single specimen was recorded from a tributary of the Buffalo River, near King William's Town in South Africa, but this is questionable.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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