Speckled longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii)

Scientific name: Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867

Speckled longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii)

The Speckled longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) is a freshwater fish of the family Anguillidae. Native range: Asia and Oceania, New Guinea, eastern Australia, including Tasmania, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia.

Biology

Characterized by mottled color and tooth bands with a separated inner series. The only other species within its range with these characters is Anguilla marmorata, but that species has a longer dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anguilla reinhardtii
Family
Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
165
Common length
100.0
Depth range
0–1 m (0–3 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous; depth range 0 - 1 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: New Guinea, eastern Australia, including Tasmania, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=8-30; tmax=41, Fec=5 million)

Sources

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

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