Description

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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 (Ref. 9828).

Common Names

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Marau Paeta , Bislama , Vanuatu

Namarae , Bislama , Vanuatu

Úhoř Reinhardtův , Czech , Czechia

Spættet ål , Danish , Denmark

Australian longfinned eel , English , Australia

Australian longfinned eel , English , Global

Conger eel , English , Australia

Freshwater eel , English , Australia

Longfin eel , English , Australia

Longfin eel , English , USA

Longfinned eel , English , Australia

Marbled eel , English , Australia

River eel , English , Australia

Speckled longfin eel , English , USA

Speckled longfin eel , English , Global

Speckled longfin-eel , English , Vanuatu

Spotted eel , English , Australia

Täpiline angerjas , Estonian , Estonia

Anguille de Reinhardt , French , Vanuatu

Anguille tachetée , French , Vanuatu

宽鳍鳗鲡 , Mandarin Chinese , China

寬鰭鰻鱺 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Anguillidae

Genus: Anguilla

Species: Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia and Oceania: New Guinea, eastern Australia, including Tasmania, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia.

Biology

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Occur in coastal lagoons, rivers, streams, lakes, swamps and farm dams, but prefers riverine habitats (Ref. 26509, 44894). Usually found in deep waters of reservoirs well away from the shore. Mature adults undertake annual spawning migrations to oceanic waters (Ref. 44894). Mainly nocturnal feeders. Feed on crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic and terrestrial insects, fish including elvers and native trout. Maximum size for female longfin eel taken from Ref. 6390. A reasonably good angling fish which may grow to 22 kilograms (Ref. 44894).

Habitat

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freshwater