The Department of Conservation is calling for more to be done to prevent the mass death of thousands of migrating eels at Te ...

Video / NZ Herald Environmental authorities’ original explanation about the death of thousands of eels on a Canterbury beach was “absurd”, according to a well-known freshwater ecologist.

Other fish appearing in New Zealand's top 10 included the longfin eel, tuna, whale shark, big-bellied seahorse, great white ...

The fish mainly dwell at depths of between 400 and 2,000 meters. Reaching a length of about 1 meter, the blackish eel has a large mouth and preys on squid and other fish, eating them whole.