Highlands long-finned eel explained

The Highlands long-finned eel (Anguilla interioris, also known as the New Guinea eel)[1] is an eel in the family Anguillidae.[2] It was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1938.[3] 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.[2]

Anguilla interioris is considered most similar morphologically to Anguilla celebensis and Anguilla megastoma.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=17282&GenusName=Anguilla&SpeciesName=interioris&StockCode=15514 Common names for Anguilla interioris
  2. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Anguilla-interioris.html Anguilla interioris
  3. 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.
  4. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/physiology/MorphDataSummary.php?genusname=Anguilla&speciesname=interioris&autoctr=7915 Morphology Summary for Anguilla interioris

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