Polynesian longfinned eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
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]