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New Zealand Longfin eel ♀

Anguilla dieffenbachii

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Description:

A large and very dead female NZ longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii), spotted in Caroline bay, Timaru, New Zealand.

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New Zealand longfin eel

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DespinaTsafetopoulou
Well, dear Christos, I felt a bit sorry for that poor female eel... It was a really huge fish, I bet it was very old too...I just hope she laid her eggs before she died...

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