Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Genus Anguilla | |
Similar Indonesian longfinned eel, African longfin eel, Speckled longfin eel, Anguilla bengalensis, Indian mottled eel | ||
The Highlands long-finned eel (Anguilla interioris, also known as the New Guinea eel) is an eel in the family Anguillidae. It was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1938. 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.
Anguilla interioris is considered most similar morphologically to Anguilla celebensis and Anguilla megastoma.
References
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