[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.

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