Moringua_abbreviata

Short worm eel

Short worm eel

Species of fish

The short worm eel[2] (Moringua abbreviata) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti eels).[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1863, originally under the genus Aphthalmichthys.[4] It is a tropical marine eel found in the Indo-Pacific, including Laccadives, the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and Indonesia. It is known to inhabit reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33 cm.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Synonyms of Moringua abbreviata at www.fishbase.org.
  2. [2]
    Common names for Moringua abbreviata at www.fishbase.org.
  3. [3]
    Moringua abbreviata at www.fishbase.org.
  4. [4]
    Bleeker, P., 1863 [ref. 17003] Notice sur deux espèces inédites du genre Aphthalmichthys Kp. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1: 163-166. [Year of publication from Pieters & Dickinson 2005:107


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