Celebes longfin eel

The Celebes longfin eel^[3] (Anguilla celebesensis) is an eel in the family Anguillidae.^[4] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856.^[5] It is a tropical eel known from freshwaters in the Western Pacific, including Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Western and American Samoa. The eels spend most of their lives in freshwater but migrate to the ocean to breed. Males can reach a maximum total length of 150 centimetres.^[4]

Celebes longfin eel
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Anguillidae
Genus:	Anguilla
Species:	A. celebesensis
Binomial name
Anguilla celebesensis Kaup, 1856
Synonyms[2]
Anguilla amboinensis Peters, 1866 Anguilla ancestralis Ege, 1939 Anguilla celebensis Kaup, 1856 Anguilla cellebesensis Kaup, 1856

The Celebes longfin eel is minorly commercial in fisheries.^[4]

References

1. Pike, C.; Crook, V.; Jacoby, D.; Gollock, M. (2020). "Anguilla celebesensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T195503A176495568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T195503A176495568.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Synonyms of Anguilla celebesensis at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names for Anguilla celebesensis at www.fishbase.org.
4. Anguilla celebesensis at www.fishbase.org.
5. Kaup, J. J., 1856 [ref. 2573] Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. 1-163, Pls. 1-19.