New Zealand Longfin eels also have gained some notoriety, particularly after being featured in the 16th episode of River Monsters, in which they were shown to have attacked and even killed humans.
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It was only after the Animal Planet documentary series River Monsters aired that these attacks were made public knowledge and fact.
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Food traditionally gathered from the Waitotara River include kakahi (fresh water mussels), tuna (eels), whitebait, smelt, flounder, and sole.