Java spaghetti eel

Java spaghetti eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Moringuidae
Genus:Moringua
Species: M. javanica
Binomial name
Moringua javanica
(Kaup, 1856)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aphthalmichthys javanicus Kaup, 1856

The Java spaghetti eel, also known as the Java thrush-eel, Java worm eel, and the black-tailed thrush eel[2] (Moringua javanica) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).[3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Aphthalmichthys.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Tuamoto Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and Micronesia. It is a burrowing species which inhabits reefs at a depth range of 2–15 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 120 cm.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names for Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ Kaup, J. J., 1856 [ref. 2573] Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. 1–163, Pls. 1–19.


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