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.
The New Zealand longfin eel is a very long lived fish with records of females reaching 106 years old and weighing up to 24 kg.Longfin Eels have the slowest growth rate of any eel species studied, growing between 1 - 2 centimetres a year.he New Zealand longfin eel is an endemic species to New Zealand with a very wide distribution through New Zealand's freshwater waterways including the Chatham Islands. Longfin eels are often found great distances inland (up to 361 km) along fresh waterways and in high country lakes which are connected to the sea.