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Species profile—Anguilla obscura (Pacific shortfin eel)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Anguillidae (eels) → Anguilla obscura (Pacific shortfin eel)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Anguillidae (eels)
Scientific name
Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872
Common name
Pacific shortfin eel
WildNet taxon ID
26909
Alternate name(s)
Pacific short-finned eel
South Pacific eel
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26909

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
25 January 2022
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