Short-finned Eel

Family Anguillidae – Freshwater Eels; Scientific name: Anguilla australis; Common name: Short-finned Eel - Distribution in Australia: common eel found in coastal streams between Mount Gambier in South Australia through Victoria north to Richmond River in New South Wales; also in northern and eastern Tasmania and in Bass Strait islands – Distribution outside Australia: widespread throughout western Pacific occurring on Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, in New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti and Chatham Islands.