Anguilla megastoma Kaup, 1856

Polynesian longfinned eel

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Anguilliformes \| Anguillidae
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Common names	Polynesian longfin eel, Pacific long-finned eel, Anguille de montagne, ... more

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Main reference

Smith, D.G. 1999. (Ref. 9828)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9828); 165 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 9,000.0 g

Environment

Demersal; catadromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical; 1°S - 25°S

Pacific Ocean: Sulawesi, Indonesia to the Society Islands. Also recorded from Pitcairn (Ref. 9828).
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Short description

Vertebrae: 110 - 114. The only species that can be either variegated or plain-colored. Mottled individuals most closely resemble Anguilla celebensis and A. interioris in having broad, undivided tooth bands, but their ranges do not overlap. Plain-colored individuals most closely resemble A. japonica and A. borneensis, but those species both geographically distant. A. obscura is also plain-colored but has a shorter dorsal fin (Ref. 9828). The skin is grey to yellowish and more or less spotted with brown or black. It can be sometimes uniformly brownish red on the flanks and the back. The belly is white. Young specimens are grey and do not have spots (Ref.48622).

Found in rocky pools, often in coastal streams (Ref. 2847). No separate statistics available (Ref. 9828).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Busson, Frédéric

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