11004-02012 Shortfin eel (Anguilla australis) young eels hiding in streambed. Coromandel Peninsula *
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 *
