[2] 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 male.

[3] The long-finned eel is a native of New Guinea, eastern Australia (including Tasmania), Lord Howe Island, and New Caledonia.

[3] Like other Anguilla species, the eel lives predominantly in freshwater rivers and streams, but is born in deep waters of the ocean.

[6] A carnivorous species, the speckled longfin eel eats an assortment of aquatic vertebrates, such as fish, turtles, and small birds.