Celebes longfin eel (Anguilla celebesensis)

Scientific name: Anguilla celebesensis Kaup, 1856

Celebes longfin eel (Anguilla celebesensis)

The Celebes longfin eel (Anguilla celebesensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Anguillidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indonesia to the Philippines and New Guinea. Reported from Western and American Samoa.

Biology

Vertebrae: 100 - 106. Distance between verticals through anus and dorsal-fin origin 11-15% of total length.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anguilla celebesensis
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 Pacific: Indonesia to the Philippines and New Guinea. Reported from Western and American Samoa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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