New Zealand Freshwater Fish

DSC_1720 Spotted eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) a tropical eel, native to eastern Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and Lord Howe Island. This eel has been found in the Waikato River over the past 25 years. It has also been reported on the west coast from Northland to Taranaki , and on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, so it may now be moderately widespread in northern NZ. Lake Karapiro, Waikato *

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DSC_1720 Spotted eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) a tropical eel, native to eastern Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and Lord Howe Island. This eel has been found in the Waikato River over the past 25 years. It has also been reported on the west coast from Northland to Taranaki , and on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, so it may now be moderately widespread in northern NZ. Lake Karapiro, Waikato *

Mottled eel DSC 1720 spotted Anguilla reinhardtii native eastern Australia New Guinea NewCaledonia Norfolk Island Lord Howe Island selfintroduced New Zealand australian longfin Lake Karapiro Waikato