Highlands long-finned eel
| Highlands long-finned eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Anguillidae |
| Genus: | Anguilla |
| Species: | A. interioris |
| Binomial name | |
| Anguilla interioris Whitley, 1938 | |
The Highlands long-finned eel (Anguilla interioris, also known as the New Guinea eel)[2] is an eel in the family Anguillidae.[3] It was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1938.[4] It is a tropical eel known from freshwaters in eastern New Guinea. The eels spend most of their lives in freshwater but migrate to the ocean to breed. Males can reach a maximum total length of 80 centimetres.[3]
Anguilla interioris is considered most similar morphologically to Anguilla celebensis and Anguilla megastoma.[5]
References
- ↑ Jacoby, D. & Gollock, M. (2014). "Anguilla interioris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ Common names for Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Whitley, G. P., 1938 (31 Aug.) [ref. 4693] Descriptions of some New Guinea fishes. Records of the Australian Museum v. 20 (no. 3): 223-233.
- ↑ Morphology Summary for Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org.
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