The short-finned eel (Anguilla australis), also known as the shortfin eel, is one of the 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae. It is native to the lakes, dams and coastal rivers of south-eastern Australia, New Zealand, and much of the South Pacific, including New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Tahiti, and Fiji.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Short-finned Eel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Anguilla mossambica
- Anguilla dieffenbachii
- Anguilla japonica
- Anguilla reinhardtii
- Anguilla anguilla
- Anguilla marmorata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Anguillidae
- Genus
- Anguilla
- Species
- Anguilla australis
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