Java spaghetti eel

Java spaghetti eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

  1. ^ Synonyms of Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b 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.