Short-finned Eel (Anguilla australis)

Also known as Australian Shortfin Glass Eel, Australian Short-finned Eel, Glass Eel, River Eel, Shortfin Eel, Shortfin Freshwater Eel, Short-finned Freshwater Eel, Silver Eel, Southern Shortfin Eel, Yellow Eel

Description

Also known as Australian Shortfin Glass Eel, Australian Short-finned Eel, Glass Eel, River Eel, Shortfin Eel, Shortfin Freshwater Eel, Short-finned Freshwater Eel, Silver Eel, Southern Shortfin Eel, Yellow Eel.

Found in still, or slow flowing lakes, streams, and swamps.
They feed in crustaceans, fish, insects, molluscs, aquatic and terrestrial plants, and worms.
Length - 130cm
Depth - 0-3000m
Widespread Southwest Pacific

These eels that spend their adult life in freshwater migrating to the ocean to spawn. Ref: https://www.fishbase.in/summary/297

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