Global InformationPolynesian longfinned eel information
| Polynesian longfinned eel | |
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Conservation status
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 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Anguillidae |
| Genus: | Anguilla |
| Species: | A. megastoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Anguilla megastoma Kaup, 1856
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The Polynesian longfinned eel (Anguilla megastoma), also known as the Pacific long-finned eel,[2] is an eel in the family Anguillidae.[3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856.[4] It is a tropical eel found in freshwaters in the Pacific, including Sulawesi, Indonesia; the Society Islands, and Pitcairn. The eels spend most of their lives in freshwater, but migrate to the ocean to breed. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum TL of 165 centimetres and a maximum weight of 9,000 grams.[3]
The Polynesian longfinned eel is commercial in fisheries.[3]
- ^ Pike, C.; Crook, V.; Jacoby, D.; Gollock, M. (2020). "Anguilla megastoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196301A176495962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196301A176495962.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Common names for Anguilla megastoma at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Anguilla megastoma at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kaup, J. J., 1856 Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. 1-163, Pls. 1-19.