Java spaghetti eel
| Java spaghetti eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Moringuidae |
| Genus: | Moringua |
| Species: | M. javanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856) | |
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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
- ↑ Synonyms of Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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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