Image: Longfin Eel head

Head of a Longfinned Eel caught in Eastern Creek, Sydney, NSW.

Photographer:

Stuart Humphreys

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Common name:

Longfin Eel

Scientific name:

Anguilla reinhardtii

Family:

Anguillidae

Order:

Anguilliformes

Additional information

The 113 cm long fish is now registered in the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.37958-001).

Last Updated: 21 July 2011

Tags fishes, ichthyology, Longfin Eel, Anguillidae, Anguilla reinhardtii,