If a living person is donating a part of their liver to you, the surgery will be planned in advance. You and your donor will have surgery at the same time. The donor must be in good health and have a blood type that is a good match with yours. The donor will also take a psychological test.
Scientific Name: (Short finned eel - Anguilla australis) Freshwater eels (tuna) are found in many river systems and lakes throughout New Zealand. The two native species, the shortfinned and the endemic longfinned eel, are distinguished by the length of their dorsal fin.
Eels are long, snakelike fish with flexible bodies. Most have slippery, scaleless skin. Eels do not have the paired pelvic fins that are found near the tail in most other kinds of fish. There are nearly a thousand species of true eels, including morays, congers, snake eels, freshwater eels, and deep-sea eels. The eggs of all eels hatch into transparent, ribbonlike larvae that may grow to a large size before becoming adults.