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| Scientific Name | Anguilla pacifica Schmidt, 1928 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Pacific, north of the equator. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1200mm or 47.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific: widespread in the tropical Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Known in Australia only from streams in the Kimberley regions of northern western Australia. Africa: widespread but relatively uncommon along east and southeast African coast and Madagascar. Mozambique; Lower Zambezi River. Most easily confused with Anguilla obscura and the surest way to distinguish them is by the count of vertebrae. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4), pp 190, 206. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:14.83.795.4731 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2013 Apr 02 06:09) |