Highlands long-finned eel

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]

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

Anguilla interioris is considered most similar morphologically to Anguilla celebensis and Anguilla megastoma.[5]

References
  1. Jacoby, D. & Gollock, M. (2014). "Anguilla interioris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T198972A2545630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T198972A2545630.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. Common names for Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 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.
  5. Morphology Summary for Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org.


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