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Databases compiled from the Ministry of Primary Industries list of Tropical fish allowed to be imported into New Zealand.
Freshwater Fish A toH.
Freshwater Fish I to Z.
Tropical Marine Fish .
Killifish on list
Marine Invertebrates.
Exotic Reptiles and Amphibians
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Spotted Eel
With a long and tubular highly flexible body and small head and eyes with tubular nostrils the Spotted eel is an olive green or brownish colour and is distinctly spotty with darker markings.
Females may reach 1.65 metres in length while males reach 65cm.
- Scientific Name: Anguilla reinhardtii
- Habitat: North Island only, mostly northern half, in rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands
- Threatened Species: Recent probably self-introduction from Australia or nearby
- Marine Stage: Yes