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Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872

Pacific shortfinned eel
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New Caledonia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in running waters within a range of 0-20 m altitude. Also Ref. 13246, 13235.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Marquet, G., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

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