Freshwater fishes of the Philippines: a provisional checklist Author Jamandre, Brian Wade Central Luzon State University, Nueva Ecija, Philippines & National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 1133 15 St. NW, Washington D. C., USA text Zootaxa 2023 2023-06-09 5301 2 151 181 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5301.2.1 journal article 54002 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.2.1 f33f36f9-829f-4206-9dca-358ce455b037 1175-5326 8030274 0F9C0696-A540-437A-BDD8-DE1DB415A510 FAMILY Anguillidae Anguilla borneensis Popta, 1924 ; Native; Borneo Eel; Found in river basins of Southern Mindanao Island; Kottelat 2013 , Shirotori et al. 2016 ; VU Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844 ; Native; Bicolor Eel; Found in wetlands and river basins across the Philippines . Most likely to be the subspecies Anguilla bicolor pacifica ; AUM 9819, NMST-P 72123-24; Kottelat 2013 , Aoyama et al. 2015 , Shirotori et al. 2016 ; NT Anguilla celebesensis Kaup, 1856 ; Native; Celebes Longfin Eel; Found in river basins of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao Island groups; Kottelat 2013 , Aoyama et al. 2015 , Shirotori et al. 2016 ; DD Anguilla interioris Whitley, 1938 ; Native; Highlands Long-Finned Eel; Found in river basins Visayas and Mindanao Island groups; Kottelat 2013 , Shirotori et al ., 2016 ; DD Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 ; Native; Japanese Eel; Found in northern and eastern river basins of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao Island groups; Kottelat 2013 , Shirotori et al. 2016 ; EN Anguilla luzonensis Watanabe, Aoyama & Tsukamoto, 2009 ; Native; Luzon Eel, Philippine Mottled Eel; Found mainly in river basins of Northern Luzon, but also found in Visayas and Mindanao Island groups; NSMT-P 90000-28; Watanabe, Aoyama, Tsukamoto, 2009 , Kottelat 2013 , Shirotori et al. 2016 , Canon et al. 2021 ; VU Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 ; Native; Giant Mottled Eel, Indo-Pacific Eel; Found in watersheds and river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 318419; Jamandre et al. 2007 , Kottelat 2013 , Shirotori et al. 2016 , Canon et al. 2021 ; LC