Southern Shortfin Eel,Anguilla anguilla

Reference

IB0723

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Freshwater Eels - ANGUILLIDAE

Common Name

Southern Shortfin Eel /Anguille

Scientific Name

Anguilla anguilla

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Freshwater Eels spend most of their life in rivers, streams and lakes and migrate to the sea to breed in deep oceanic waters.
They feed nocturnally mainly on crustaceans, molluscs,worms, and other vertebrates such as frogs.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia