Species profile—Anguilla obscura (Pacific shortfin eel)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Anguillidae (eels) → Anguilla obscura (Pacific shortfin eel)
Sighting data
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 - 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 AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://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.