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title: "Australian Long-finned Eel"
description: "Anguilla reinhardtii — Pesci. The speckled longfin eel, Australian long-finned eel or marbled eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) is one of 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/australian-long-finned-eel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Long-finned Eel

> Anguilla reinhardtii — Pesci. The speckled longfin eel, Australian long-finned eel or marbled eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) is one of 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae.

- Scientific name: *Anguilla reinhardtii*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 2028
- Wikidata: [Q2472321](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2472321)
- iNaturalist taxon: [120523](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120523)

## Names

- en: Australian Long-finned Eel
- de: Australischer Langflossenaal
- es: Anguila de Reinhardt
- fr: Anguille tachetée

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1828)

## Summary

The speckled longfin eel, Australian long-finned eel or marbled eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) is one of 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae. It has a long snake-like cylindrical body with its dorsal, tail and anal fins joined to form one long fin. The dorsal fin also often extends further than the anal fin. It usually has a brownish green or olive green back and sides with small darker spots or blotches all over its body. Its underside is paler. It has a small gill opening on each side of its wide head, with thick lips. It is Australia's largest freshwater eel, and the female usually grows much larger than the…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speckled_longfin_eel

## Photo

![Australian Long-finned Eel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-long-finned-eel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Isaiah Findley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152189692

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-long-finned-eel?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).