About Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867
This species, Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867, commonly known as the long-finned eel, has a recorded maximum size of 1.6 meters (5 feet 3 inches) in length and 22 kilograms (49 pounds) in weight. Most adult females grow to around 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches), while males are much smaller, typically reaching 650 millimeters (2 feet 2 inches) in length and 600 grams (1.3 pounds) in weight. Landlocked populations of long-finned eels have been reported to grow up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) long. The long-finned eel is native to New Guinea, eastern Australia including Tasmania, Lord Howe Island, and New Caledonia. It inhabits a wide range of freshwater habitats, including creeks, streams, rivers, dams, swamps, lagoons, and lakes, and it occurs more frequently in rivers than in lakes.
