Anguilla interioris Whitley, 1938

Highlands long-finned eel

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Anguilliformes \| Anguillidae
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Common names	New Guinea eel, New Guinea-ål, 内唇鳗鲡, ... more

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Main reference

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

Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9828)

Environment

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

Climate / Range

Tropical; 3°S - 9°S

Oceania: known only from the eastern half of New Guinea.
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Short description

Vertebrae: 100 - 106. Most similar to Anguilla celebensis and Anguilla megastoma. It can be distinguished form A. celebensis by the relative length of the dorsal fin and from A. megastoma by the number of vertebrae. Distance between verticals through anus and origin of dorsal-fin origin 11-15 of total length.

Probably caught locally, but no separate statistics available (Ref. 9828).


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

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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 (67 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

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