Anguilla celebesensis Kaup, 1856
Celebes longfin eel
Celebes longfin eel,  Igat,  Casili,  Kasili
Anguilla celebesensis
photo by FAO

Family:  Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Max. size:  150 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, catadromous
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Indonesia to the Philippines and New Guinea. Reported from Western and American Samoa (Ref. 592).
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 100-106. Distance between verticals through anus and dorsal-fin origin 11-15% of total length.
Biology:  Probably caught locally but separate statistics not available (Ref. 9828).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  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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