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Anguilla reinhardtii in Australia
Speckled longfin eel

Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867
Family:	Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)	picture (Anrei_u1.jpg) by Pöllabauer, C.
Order:	Anguilliformes (eels and morays)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Speckled longfin eel
Max. size:	200 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2906); 158 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 16.3 kg (Ref. 2906); max. reported age: 41 years
Environment:	demersal; catadromous ; depth range 0 - 1 m
Climate:	tropical; 10°S - 43°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience:	Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=8-30; tmax=41, Fec=5 million)
Distribution:	Asia and Oceania: New Guinea, eastern Australia, including Tasmania, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:	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).
Biology:	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)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1989. (Ref. 5259)
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Australia country information
Common names:	Longfin eel, Australian longfinned eel, Conger eel, Freshwater eel, Longfinned eel, Marbled eel, River eel, Spotted eel, Longfin eel	Ref: Seafood Services Australia, 2004
Status:	native	Ref: Pusey, B.J., A.H. Arthington and M.G. Read, 1995
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Abundance:	common (usually seen)	Ref: Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993
Importance:	minor commercial	Ref: Hall, D.N., D.J. Harrington and P.S. Fairbrother, 1990
Aquaculture:	commercial	Ref: Arthington, A.H. and F. McKenzie, 1997
Regulations:	restricted	Ref: Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993
Uses:	live export: ornamental; gamefish: yes
Comments:	Known from Cape York, Qld. South to the vicinity of Melbourne, Victoria and to the rivers of eastern and northeastern Tasmania and Lord Howe Is. (Ref. 7300). Longfin eels are most abundant in Queensland and New South Wales (Ref. 26508). Longfin eels in Australian waters probably consist of a single stock. Commercial fishery: The main Australian freshwater eel fishery is located in Victoria where eels have been caught commercially since 1914 (Ref. 26507). Longfin eels are the main species caught in the New South Wales and Queensland eel fisheries. The New South Wales annual catch has averaged just over 100 t during the 3 years up to June 1990, with 60% of the eels being caught from the Clarence River, Macleay River and the Myall lakes. Traps, including weir-type traps, are used to catch eels in tributaries, flood drains and swamps but are exluded from main river courses in New South Wales. In Queensland, the recorded annual catch is approximately 35 t. Most of the Australian eel catch is destined for export markets, with 290 t exported in 1988-1989. Longfin eels are exported live or chilled to Hong Kong and Taiwan, or frozen for the French market. A small proportion is smoked and sold on the domestic market. Aquaculture: Longfin eels are not cultured on a commercial basis but a number of pilot projects were under way during the period leading to 1993. Recreational fishery: Freshwater eels are commonly caught by anglers when line fishing for other species in estuaries or freshwaters (Ref. 26509). They can be targeted by using introduced garden snails (Helicidae) as bait (Ref. 26510). The Australian Anglers Association record for freshwater eel is a longfin eel of 8900 g caught in northern New South Wales. Resource status: The longfin eel catch in Queensland is probably below sustainable levels but the expansion of that fishery is dependent on regulations aimed at protecting other valuable commercial and recreational fish species. There is no information on the status of the New South Wales eel resources. Known from Mulgrave and South Johnstone rivers, Wet Tropics, Northern Queensland (Ref. 40054); Burdekin River (Ref. 40171). Also Ref. 1739, 11115, 48776, 44894, 75154.
States/Provinces:	New South Wales (native) Queensland (native) Tasmania (native) Victoria (native)
States/Provinces Complete?:	Yes
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:	www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993
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