Anguilla marmorata | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO) | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Anguilla marmorata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Anguilliformes
  • Family » Anguillidae
  • Genus » Anguilla
  • Species » marmorata
  • Anguilla marmorata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
    (Giant mottled eel)
  • Description »  

    Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous ; depth range 0 - 3000 m . Tropical; 31°N - 35°S, 21°E - 134°W

    Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; 200.0 cm TL (female); common length : 26.3 cm TL male/unsexed; ; max. published weight: 20.5 kg ; max. published weight: 20.5 kg; max. reported age: 40 years

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Divilacan, Isabela]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   Glycinea M. de Peralta
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)
  • Collection Code »   []
  • Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:06 November 2018 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   N/A
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.
  • Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.
  • DNA Sequence »

    Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"