description Pacific shortfin eel Overview
The Pacific shortfin eel is the common name for Anguilla bicolor pacifica, a subspecies of the shortfin eel Anguilla bicolor. It inhabits rivers and connected coastal waters draining toward parts of the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Like other anguillid eels, it has a catadromous life cycle, growing mainly in fresh water before returning to the sea to reproduce.
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What is the scientific name of the Pacific shortfin eel?
The Pacific shortfin eel is the common name for Anguilla bicolor pacifica. It is treated as a subspecies of the shortfin eel Anguilla bicolor.
Where does the Pacific shortfin eel live?
It inhabits rivers and connected coastal waters draining toward parts of the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Its life cycle links freshwater and marine environments.
Is the Pacific shortfin eel a freshwater or marine fish?
It uses both types of habitat during its life. Like other anguillid eels, it can move between rivers and coastal waters.
Is the Pacific shortfin eel the same as the European eel?
No. The Pacific shortfin eel is Anguilla bicolor pacifica, while the European eel is a different species, Anguilla anguilla.
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