First record of male freshwater eels (Anguilla dieffenbachii) caught at sea

Two silver (migratory) male freshwater eels, Anguilla dieffenbachii, were caught in a commercial trawl net in the South Taranaki Bight in April 2014. The capture date and the relatively small eye size indicated that both eels had probably only recently entered the sea. This is the first record of male A. dieffenbachii caught at sea, en route to the presumed spawning area in the South Fiji Basin

2014年4月，在南塔拉纳基湾的商业拖网中捕获了两条银色（迁徙性）雄性淡水鳗鲡，即尖吻鳗（Anguilla dieffenbachii）。捕获日期以及相对较小的眼睛尺寸表明，这两条鳗鲡可能刚刚进入海洋。这是首次记录到在海洋中捕获的雄性A. dieffenbachii，它们正前往南斐济盆地的推测性产卵地。