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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Anguillidae |
| Genus: | Anguilla |
| Species: | A. interioris
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| Binomial name | |
| Anguilla interioris Whitley, 1938
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Anguilla interioris is considered most similar morphologically to Anguilla celebensis and Anguilla megastoma.[5]
References edit
- ^ Jacoby, D. & Gollock, M. (2014). "Anguilla interioris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T198972A2545630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T198972A2545630.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Common names for Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b 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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