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Shortfin Eel

Anguilla australis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 45, February 58, March 66, April 74, May 28, June 20, July 26, August 21, September 33, October 44, November 55, December 69.
New Zealand539
Australia495
Victoria222
Auckland Region200
New South Wales182
Canterbury Region122
Wellington Region64
Northland Region49
Queensland44
Tasmania40

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderTrue Eels · Anguilliformes
FamilyFreshwater Eels · Anguillidae
GenusRiver Eels · Anguilla

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