eel report

Appearance                                     

Longfin Eels are usually                                          

Black,brown or gray.

But very rarely they are dark yellow.

Longfin Eels have slimy skin that helps

them to slide across the water easily.

They also have a scaly skin like most

Fish but gets quite slimy so theres less

scale on the skin.They also get slimy

when stressed.  

Habitat                                               

Longfin Eels are mainly

found in Aotearoa,

they are also found in

many freshwater lakes,

From the coast most of

the time.Luckily the longfin

can survive farm drains,

large ponds and also quite murky water.

Behaviours                                 

Eels bite you because they are

scared of getting hurt.

Life Cycle

Eels start off as Eggs of course!

Then to Larva,Glass eel ,Elver,Adult

And then finally at last spawning eggs

Then it starts all over again.