Anguilla dieffenbachii Gray, 1842

New Zealand longfin eel

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Anguilliformes \| Anguillidae
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Common names	Longfinned eel, Anguille de Nouvelle-Zélande, Úhoř novozélandský, ... more

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Main reference

Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.). 1994. (Ref. 9258)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258); common length :100 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 25.0 kg (Ref. 11115)

Environment

Demersal; catadromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 34°S - 47°S

Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
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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).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: experimental


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Tmax=60; tm=10-48 years based on age-length relationship.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high vulnerability (75 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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