Highlands long-finned eel
Species of fish
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The Highlands long-finned eel (Anguilla interioris, also known as the New Guinea eel)[2] is an eel in the family Anguillidae.[3] It was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1938.[4] It is a tropical eel known from freshwaters in eastern New Guinea. The eels spend most of their lives in freshwater but migrate to the ocean to breed. Males can reach a maximum total length of 80 centimetres.[3]
| Highlands long-finned eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Anguillidae |
| Genus: | Anguilla |
| Species: | A. interioris |
| Binomial name | |
| Anguilla interioris Whitley, 1938 | |
Anguilla interioris is considered most similar morphologically to Anguilla celebensis and Anguilla megastoma.[5]
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