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Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Etymology: Anguilla: Latin, anguilla, .-ae = eel (Ref. 45335). More on author: Gray.
Miljö / Klimat / Range
Ekologi
; marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; katadrom (Ref. 51243). Subtropical, preferred ?; 34°S - 47°S
Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 80 - ? cm
Max length : 185 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 44724); 156.0 cm TL (female); common length : 60.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9258); common length :100 cm TL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 25.0 kg (Ref. 11115)
Commonly found in lakes and rivers (Ref. 9258). Inhabits stony rivers (Ref. 9072). Migrates to the sea to breed. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Marketed fresh, smoked and frozen; eaten fried and broiled (Ref. 9988). Reports of reaching up to 2 meters and 50 kilograms are rare and more common historically; in recent times, only a few exceed 120 cm TL (Ref. 82796).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994. Guide book to New Zealand commercial fish species. Revised edition. New Zealand Fishing Industry Board, Wellington, New Zealand, 216 p. (Ref. 9258)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Vattenbruk: experimentell
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