Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Anguilloidei
Familia: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Species: Anguilla megastoma
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]
References
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.
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.
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