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| Scientific Name | Anguilla mossambica (Peters, 1852) |
| Common Names | African Longfin Eel Longfin Eel |
| Type Locality | Molumbo [Lumbo] River, Mozambique [East Africa]. |
| Synonym(s) | Anguilla capensis, Anguilla delalandi, Muraena mossambica, Tribranchus anguillaris |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1500mm or 59.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean: east coast rivers of Africa from Kenya south to Cape Agulhas, also Madagascar and other western Indian Ocean islands. Moves well inland. Reported from New Caledonia. Indian Ocean (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852, pp 684. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up A. mossambica on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. mossambica on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. mossambica on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:14.83.795.4733 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2013 Apr 02 06:10) |