Image: Longfin Eel scales
Longfinned Eel scales form a mosaic pattern. They are deeply embedded within the skin.
- Photographer:
- Stuart Humphreys
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Longfin Eel
- Scientific name:
- Anguilla reinhardtii
- Family:
- Anguillidae
- Order:
- Anguilliformes
Additional information
The fish was caught by R. Vella and L. Alsop in January 2000 on hook and line at a depth of 1 m in Eastern Creek, Dean Park, Sydney, New South Wales.
Last Updated:
Tags fishes, ichthyology, Longfin Eel, Angulla reinhardtii, scales, skin, Anguillidae,
