The Highlands long-finned eel (Anguilla interioris, also known as the New Guinea eel)Common names for Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Anguillidae.Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1938.Whitley, G. P., 1938 (31 Aug.) [ref. 4693] Descriptions of some New Guinea fishes. Records of the Australian Museum v. 20 (no. 3): 223-233. 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.
Anguilla interioris is considered most similar morphologically to Anguilla celebensis and Anguilla megastoma.Morphology Summary for Anguilla interioris at www.fishbase.org.
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