Anguilla obscura, Pacific shortfinned eel : fisheries

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Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872

Pacific shortfinned eel
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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Etymology: Anguilla: Latin, anguilla, .-ae = eel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; catadromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 3000 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 2°N - 27°S

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Pacific Ocean: western New Guinea and Queensland, Australia to the Society Islands. A single specimen was recorded from a tributary of the Buffalo River, near King William's Town in South Africa (Ref. 3506), but this is questionable.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5259); common length : 60.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5259)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Vértebra: 102 - 108. Belongs to the group of anguillas which have a short dorsal fin which originates slightly before the anus (Ref. 48622). Most closely resembles Anguilla australis and A. bicolor, from which it can be distinguished with certainty only by the number of vertebrae. Also Ref. 2847.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits freshwater streams, lakes and swamps, favouring coastal lagoons and the lower reaches of rivers. Spawning adults occur in marine waters. Sub-adults spend most of their lives in fresh or brackish waters (Ref. 44894). Found in large turbid rivers and small creeks (Ref. 2847). Occurs both in running and stagnant waters (Ref. 12790). Feeds mainly on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 05 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Referencia 123201): 3.6 - 10.2, mean 4.8 °C (based on 263 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00050 (0.00030 - 0.00084), b=3.15 (3.01 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.