æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː ˌʌp tə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən tˈʌnz ʌv ˈiːlz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ lˈɔŋfɪn ˈiːlz wɜː stˈɪl bˌiːɪŋ kˈɔːt fɔːɹ ˈɛkspoːɹt dᵻspˈaɪt ðə spˈiːsiːz bˌiːɪŋ əfˈɪʃəli klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd baɪ ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl jˈuːniən fɔːɹ kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən ʌv nˈeɪtʃɚ ˈɪʌkən ɹˈɛd lˈɪst ʌv θɹˈɛʔn̩d spˈiːsiːz.
As of 2022 up to 137 tonnes of eels including longfin eels were still being caught for export – despite the species being officially classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.