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Anguilla obscura in French Polynesia
Pacific shortfinned eel

Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872
Family:	Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)	picture (Anobs_u0.gif) by FAO
Order:	Anguilliformes (eels and morays)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Pacific shortfinned eel
Max. size:	110 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5259)
Environment:	demersal; catadromous
Climate:	tropical; 2°N - 27°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience:	Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	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.
Diagnosis:	Vertebrae: 102-108. 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.
Biology:	Inhabits freshwater streams, lakes and swamps, favouring coastal lagoons and the lower reaches of rivers. Spawning adults occur in marine waters. Sub-adults spend most of their lives in fresh or brackish waters (Ref. 44894). Found in large turbid rivers and small creeks (Ref. 2847). Occurs both in running and stagnant waters (Ref. 12790). Feeds mainly on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks
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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French Polynesia country information
Common names:	Anguille de vase, Puhi vari, Anguille sombre, Puhi, Ta'a repo	Ref: Keith, P., Vigneux, E. and Marquet, G., 2002
Status:	native	Ref: Marquet, G., 1992
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Abundance:	common (usually seen)	Ref: Keith, P., Vigneux, E. and Marquet, G., 2002
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Australes, Gambier, Tuamotu and Society Islands (Ref. 48622). Found in the Rapa Islands (Ref. 6784), Tahiti (Ref. 12754, 12790), Moorea, Rurutu, Tubuaï, Mangareva and Rangiroa (Ref. 12790). In high islands, it is usually restricted to lower freshwater reaches and to estuaries (Ref. 12790). Inhabits both running and stagnant waters (Ref. 12790). Occurs in running waters within a range of 0-20 m altitude (Ref. 12751). Also Ref. 6784, 12792, 12754.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fp.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Marquet, G. and R. Galzin, 1991
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