Pacific Shortfinned Eel
Anguilla obscura
- Group: Eel
- Typical depth: 0–3000 m
- Max size: 1.1 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
A long, snakelike eel that spends most of its life in fresh and brackish water, it favours coastal lagoons and the lower reaches of rivers, from turbid main channels to small creeks. Spawning adults migrate out to sea, and the eel itself hunts fishes, crustaceans and mollusks.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Anguillidae › Anguilla
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 271710.
FAQ
- How deep does the Pacific Shortfinned Eel live?
- The Pacific Shortfinned Eel (Anguilla obscura) is typically found at 0–3000 m.
- Is the Pacific Shortfinned Eel dangerous to divers?
- The Pacific Shortfinned Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Pacific Shortfinned Eel get?
- The Pacific Shortfinned Eel grows to about 1.1 m.