Highlands long-finned eel
📖 Overview
Highlands long-finned eel (Anguilla interioris), first described by Whitley, 1938 is a large fish in the family Anguillidae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 80.00 cm in maximum length. It is diadromous, migrating between freshwater and marine environments during its life cycle. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 100 - 106. Most similar to Anguilla celebensis and Anguilla megastoma. It can be distinguished form A. celebensis by the relative length of the dorsal fin and from A. megastoma by the number of vertebrae. Distance between verticals through anus and origin of dorsal-fin origin 11-15 of total length.: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Highlands long-finned eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Semelparous.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous . Tropical; 3°S - 9°S known only from the eastern half of New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Highlands Long-finned Eel · New Guinea eel |
| 🌍CES | úhoř novoguinejský |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | インテリアウナギ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Новогвинейский речной угорь |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 內唇鰻鱺 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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