Pacific shortfinned eel
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit freshwater streams, lakes and swamps, favouring coastal lagoons and the lower reaches of rivers . Spawning adults occur in marine waters. Sub-adults spend most of their lives in fresh or brackish waters . They feed mainly on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
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 Ref. 2847.: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pacific shortfinned eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pacific shortfinned eel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Semelparous.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous ; depth range 0 - 3000 m . Tropical; 2°N - 27°S South Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
fishes, crustaceans and mollusks
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Brown Eel · Pacific Short-finned Eel · Pacific Shortfin Eel · Pacific shortfinned eel · Pacific shortfinned freshwater eel · Short-finned Eel · South Pacific Eel · shortfinned eel |
| 🌍CES | úhoř tichooceánský |
| 🇫🇷French | Anguille Sombre · Anguille de Vase · Anguille de vase, Anguille sombre |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | ポリネシアショートフィンウナギ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Тихоокеанский короткоплавниковый речной угорь |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Anguila Oscura |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 灰鰻鱺 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 3 records indexed .
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