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Nemichthyidae - Snipe Eels

Nemichthyidae - Snipe Eels

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07/04/22

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Nemichthyidae - Snipe Eels

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Anguillidae - Freshwater Eels

The family Anguillidae contains a single genus, Anguilla. There are about 20 species worldwide with four species known from Australia.

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Congridae - Conger Eels

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When feeding, the Common Sandpiper will pause to bob its head and teeter. When disturbed it will fly low preferably over water with down-curved, flicking wings. Sometimes it is called 'Bob'.

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Ophichthidae - Snake Eels, Worm Eels

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Pelican Eel, Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant, 1882

Pelican Eel, Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant, 1882

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Slender Snipe Eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus

A Slender Snipe Eel captured during the NORFANZ expedition, May 2003.

Common Shore Eels, Alabes dorsalis

Common Shore Eels, Alabes dorsalis

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Synaphobranchidae - Basketwork Eels

Access images and fact sheets of the synaphobranchid fishes on the site. These fishes have also been called cutthroat eels.

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Snipe Eels, Family Nemichthyidae

Snipe Eels, Family Nemichthyidae

Longfin Eel in Bellinger River

Longfin Eel, Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867

Longfin Eel, Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867

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