Image: Longfin Eel teeth
Description
The vomerine teeth of the Longfin Eel form a broad stip on the roof of the mouth.
- 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 was caught by R. Vella and L. Alsop in January 2000 on hook and line at a depth of 1 m in Eastern Creek, Dean Park, Sydney, New South Wales. It is now registered in the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.37958-001).
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