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Anguilla interioris in Papua New Guinea
Highlands long-finned eel

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Anguilla interioris   Whitley, 1938
Family:	Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)			picture (Anint_u1.gif) by FAO
Order:	Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Highlands long-finned eel
Max. size:	80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9828)
Environment:	demersal; catadromous
Climate:	tropical; 3°S - 9°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Oceania: known only from the eastern half of New Guinea.
Diagnosis:	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.
Biology:	Probably caught locally, but no separate statistics available (Ref. 9828)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Smith, D.G.. 1999. (Ref. 9828)
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Papua New Guinea country information
Common names:	New Guinea eel, Highlands long-finned eel		Ref:  Kailola, P.J., 1987
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pp.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Kailola, P.J., 1987
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	Checked:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Casal, Christine Marie V.

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