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Anguilla australis australis in Samoa
Shortfin eel

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Anguilla australis australis   Richardson, 1841
Family:	Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)			picture (Anaus_u2.jpg) by McDowall, R.M.
Order:	Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Shortfin eel
Max. size:	130 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); 106.5 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 7,480 g (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 32 years
Environment:	benthopelagic; catadromous ; depth range - 0 m
Climate:	subtropical; 18°S - 47°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=8-30; Fec=3,000,000)
Distribution:	Southwest Pacific: east coast of Australia and New Zealand, extending north to New Caledonia. Museum records from Fiji and Tahiti are doubtful. Australian and New Zealand forms sometimes recognized as subspecies. Most easily confused with Anguilla obscura and the surest way of distinguishing them is to count the vertebrae. Reported from Western and American Samoa (Ref. 592).
Biology:	Occur in streams, lakes and swamps. More likely inhabits slow flowing streams or still waters (Ref. 26509). Feed on fishes, crustaceans, mollusks, worms, aquatic plants, and terrestrial and aquatic insects. This species does not breed outside of its Pacific spawning ground. Migrates to the sea to breed (Ref. 9258). Maximum length for female eel taken from Ref. 6390. Migrating females in Lake Ellesmere (Canterbury, New Zealand) were reported to be in the range of 48.3 to 102.4 cm, larger than for males 33.8 to 55.4 cm (Ref. 44724). Despite its slimy appearance, its flesh is of excellent quality, considered a delicacy in many countries; meat suitable for smoking (Ref. 33839)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1989. (Ref. 5259)
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Samoa country information
Common names:	Tuna		Ref:  Wass, R.C., 1984
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ws.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/samoa/samoa.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Wass, R.C., 1984
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