Indonesian longfinned eel (Anguilla malgumora)

Scientific name: Anguilla malgumora Kaup, 1856

Indonesian longfinned eel (Anguilla malgumora)

The Indonesian longfinned eel (Anguilla malgumora) is a freshwater fish of the family Anguillidae. Native range: Asia, Borneo (Mahakam) and Sulawesi in Indonesia; and the Philippines.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anguilla malgumora
Family
Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Borneo (Mahakam) and Sulawesi in Indonesia; and the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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