About 126 species of leptocephali were collected in Tomini Bay and the Celebes Sea.
105 species were collected in Tomini Bay compared to 78 in the Celebes Sea.
Chlopsidae and Serrivoeridae leptocephali were especially abundant in Tomini Bay.
A wide size range of most taxa was collected in both areas.
The semi-enclosed Tomini-Bay may facilitate self-recruitment of marine eels.