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It looks stuck in the shallow pool of river. It's not been raining for a long time. I only can tell its an eel, was quite big but I don't know which one?
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One of the many eels maintained at Willowbank. Feeding them is a treat for the kids.
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This was a week stream running through kanuka-dominated bush. There was a pool right next to a camp kitchen, I saw as many as four eels at a time, between 0.4 and 1.0m long at a guess. Think they probably get fed scraps a bit. Water quality is good if the number of EPT invertebrates is any indication. Pretty sure long, rather than short-finned, you can see in the first pic the dorsal fin is longer than the ventral if you look closely.
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This was a week stream running through kanuka-dominated bush. There was a pool right next to a camp kitchen, I saw as many as four eels at a time, between 0.4 and 1.0m long at a guess. Think they probably get fed scraps a bit. Water quality is good if the number of EPT invertebrates is any indication. Pretty sure long, rather than short-finned, you can see in the first pic the dorsal fin is longer than the ventral if you look closely.
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Caught in fish trap designed for catching Yabbies.
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Caught in fish trap designed for catching Yabbies.
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Caught in fish trap designed for catching Yabbies.
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A nice colony being looked after by DoC staff at Totaranui.
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Semi-captive in constructed wetland
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A dead eel we found washed up on Little Okains Bay beach. The dorsal fin extended much further along the body than the ventral fin, which I've read is a characteristic of longfin eels. It was a big hit with the kids.
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A dead eel we found washed up on Little Okains Bay beach. The dorsal fin extended much further along the body than the ventral fin, which I've read is a characteristic of longfin eels. It was a big hit with the kids.
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A dead eel we found washed up on Little Okains Bay beach. The dorsal fin extended much further along the body than the ventral fin, which I've read is a characteristic of longfin eels. It was a big hit with the kids.
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A dead eel we found washed up on Little Okains Bay beach. The dorsal fin extended much further along the body than the ventral fin, which I've read is a characteristic of longfin eels. It was a big hit with the kids.
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A dead eel we found washed up on Little Okains Bay beach. The dorsal fin extended much further along the body than the ventral fin, which I've read is a characteristic of longfin eels. It was a big hit with the kids.
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Several Long-fin eel, Anguilla dieffenbachii, live in the stream by my familys house on Waiheke Island, they are regularly fed the offcuts of fish caught that day. There are both short and long fin eels in this stream. See more photos on facebook https://www.facebook.com/GivernysCollection/photos/?tab=album&album_id=283204088710169
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Occasional.
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Feeding the Totaranui eels.
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Feeding the Totaranui eels.
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Feeding the Totaranui eels.
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Feeding the Totaranui eels.
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Feeding the Totaranui eels.
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Feeding the Totaranui eels.
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Feeding the Totaranui eels.
