First record of the Australian longfinned eel, Anguilla reinhardtii, in New Zealand

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1037-1040

  Jellyman, D J ^a   Chisnall, B L ^a   Dijkstra, L H ^a   Boubee, J A T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA REINHARDTII;

AUSTRALIAN LONGFINNED EEL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW RECORD;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, WAIKATO RIVER;

EID: 0030301091     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9961037     Document Type: Article

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