New Zealand Freshwater Fish

11004-01002 Longfin eel, or 'yellowbelly' (Anguilla dieffenbachii) Endemic. Females may live to be 80+ years, growing large and heavy enough to become the 'taniwha' of maori legend. Possibly the worlds largest freshwater eel

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