Summary ²

The speckled longfin eel, Australian long-finned eel or marbled eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) is one of 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae. It has a long snake-like cylindrical body with its dorsal, tail and anal fins joined to form one long fin. It usually has a brownish green or olive green back and sides with small darker spots or blotches all over its body. The species occurs in Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Australian.Museum).

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1. (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sascha Schulz
2. Adapted by jacintaj from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguilla_reinhardtii

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