Shortfin eels are found in New Zealand, Australia and throughout the South Pacific. They are usually olive green, but lighter on the underbelly – hence the colloquial name, silverbellies. They live mainly in lowland waterways and generally do not go as far upriver as the longfin eel.
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Department of Conservation
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10049724
Photograph by Stephen Moore
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