| Anguillidae (Freshwater eels) |
| 150 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal, catadromous |
| Western Pacific: Indonesia to the Philippines and New Guinea. Reported from Western and American Samoa (Ref. 592). |
|
Vertebrae: 100-106. Distance between verticals through anus and dorsal-fin origin 11-15% of total length. |
| Probably caught locally but separate statistics not available (Ref. 9828). |
|
Near Threatened
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
Found by Herre to be common in Lake Lanao in 1923 (Ref. 280) and known to occur in isolated lakes as Nunuñgan, which is entirely surrounded by mountains, but has a subterranean outlet (Ref. 12748). In Lake Lanao, recorded in 1963-64, 1974-1977and 1982-1983; not recorded in 1990-91 and 2008 surveys (Ref. 95183). Also Ref. 7050, 26129. |
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