New Zealand Long-finned Eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii). They grow to huge sizes and weights 50 lbs; 5-feet long; 25 kgs and live to over 100 yrs.

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Location: Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Diarmuid / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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