FB-7511 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872 Chuma Namarae Úhoř tichooceánský Sydpacifisk ål Brown eel Pacific shortfin eel Pacific shortfinned eel Pacific short-finned eel Pacific shortfinned freshwater eel Pacific shortfinned-eel Short-finned eel South Pacific eel Tume angerjas bonu Malavo Anguille de vase Anguille sombre Puhi vari Ta'a repo Tuna Puhi 灰鰻鱺 灰鳗鲡 1993-03-01 2024-05-27 Thresher, R.E.0 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240) Allen, G.R.0 Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847) Castle, P.H.J.0 Anguillidae. p. 34-37. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. 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(Ref. 138274) FB-pic-7511-29494 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2001-05-02 2009-07-23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Anobs_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Anobs_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-7511 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-03-01 00:00:00 2025-11-17 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Adults inhabit freshwater streams, lakes and swamps, favouring coastal lagoons and the lower reaches of rivers (Ref. 5259, 2874, 12790). Spawning adults occur in marine waters. Sub-adults spend most of their lives in fresh or brackish waters (Ref. 44894). They feed mainly on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks. Allen, G.R. 1989 Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7511 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1996-03-31 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 Belongs to the group of anguillas which have a short dorsal fin which originates slightly before the anus (Ref. 48622). 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. Smith, D.G. 1999 Anguillidae. Freshwater eels. p. 1630-1636. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9828) FB-Morphology-7511 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1996-03-31 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 Vertebrae: 102 - 108 Smith, D.G. 1999 Anguillidae. Freshwater eels. p. 1630-1636. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9828) FB-Distribution-7511 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-03-01 00:00:00 2013-04-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Pacific Ocean: western New Guinea and Queensland, Australia to the Society Islands. A single specimen was recorded from a tributary of the Buffalo River, near King William's Town in South Africa (Ref. 3506), but this is questionable. Smith, D.G. 1999 Anguillidae. Freshwater eels. p. 1630-1636. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9828) FB-Uses-7511 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-03-01 00:00:00 2025-11-17 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: subsistence fisheries FB-Migration-7511 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-03-01 00:00:00 2025-11-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Catadromous. Migrating from freshwater to the sea to spawn, e.g., European eels. Subdivision of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Miles, N.G., C.T. Walsh, G. Butler, H. Ueda and R.J. West 2014 Australian diadromous fishes - challenges and solutions for understanding migrations in the 21st century. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 65:12-24. (Ref. 138274) FB-TrophicStrategy-7511 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-08-30 00:00:00 2024-05-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public obscura http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology This species is known from Lake Te Rotonui which has a temperature range of 19.5°C to 30°C (Ref. 012581). Found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters (Ref. 86942). Jellyman, D.J. 1991 Biology of the shortfinned eel <i>Anguilla obscura</i> in Lake Te Rotonui, Mitiaro, Cook Islands. Pac. Sci.45(4):362-373. (Ref. 12581) FB-Size-7511 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-03-01 00:00:00 2025-11-17 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 110 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5259)) Allen, G.R. 1989 Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-7511 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-03-01 00:00:00 2025-11-17 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7511 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size demersal; catadromous (Ref. 138274); freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 3000 m (Ref. 86942) Miles, N.G., C.T. Walsh, G. Butler, H. Ueda and R.J. West 2014 Australian diadromous fishes - challenges and solutions for understanding migrations in the 21st century. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 65:12-24. (Ref. 138274) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez 2011 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942)