Language feature

For the past couple of weeks I have been writing a report about eels with my partner Tamarah. The hard part was summerising (which is putting a sentence in my own words). The easy part was writing a general statement to put into my report. I need to Use capitals correctly (e.g Pacific ocean) and to elaborate (add detail for the reader). Here is my finished report hope you like it.

Eels-Tuna

General

The N.Z Longfin is an cold blooded eel that lives in water either the tropical Pacific ocean Estuary and sea. Did you know that eels have poor eyesight and often bit divers fingers that give them food. Its scientific name is Anguilla dieffenbachii.

Reproduction

When they are ready to breed they leave N.Z and swim 5000km up into the tropical Pacific ocean to spawn. When they reach their destination the females lay millions of eggs fertilized by the male. Did you know that longfin eels breed only once at the end of their life?

Appearance

They may look like snakes, but they are actually fish. Before the leptocephalus/Larva enter the water they change into a more familiar eel shape. They change shape again when they get ready to migrate to their breeding grounds.

Habitat

There are 2 types of Tuna found in N.Z. The Aroheke (longfin) and the Matamoe (shortfin).The Aroheke or tuna Kuwharuwharu are only found in N.Z & Have been here for 80 million years. Eels hide in burrows, tubes, snags, masses plants, other types of shelters.

Diagram

Closure

The New Zealand longfin eel is the largest and the only endemic freshwater eel species in New Zealand. Longfin eels are long-lived, migrating to the Pacific Ocean near Tonga to breed at the end of their lives. And Today the longfin eels still live.