Short worm eel
| Short worm eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Moringuidae |
| Genus: | Moringua |
| Species: | M. abbreviata |
| Binomial name | |
| Moringua abbreviata (Bleeker, 1863) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Moringua abbreviata at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Moringua abbreviata at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Moringua abbreviata at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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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