African longfin eel (Anguilla mossambica)

Scientific name: Anguilla mossambica Peters, 1852

African longfin eel (Anguilla mossambica)

The African longfin eel (Anguilla mossambica) is a freshwater fish of the family Anguillidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Olive to greyish black dorsally, lighter ventrally. Caudal fin confluent with dorsal and anal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anguilla mossambica
Family
Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
150
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: east coast rivers of Africa from Kenya south to Cape Agulhas, also Madagascar and other western Indian Ocean islands. Moves well inland. Reported from New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.04)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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