- Moringua
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Moringua Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes Family: Moringuidae Genus: Moringua
J. E. Gray, 1831Moringua is a genus of eels of the family Moringuidae that occur in shallow tropical and sub-tropical waters. It contains the following described species:
- Moringua abbreviata (Bleeker, 1863)
- Moringua arundinacea (McClelland, 1844) (Bengal spaghetti eel)
- Moringua bicolor Kaup, 1856
- Moringua edwardsi (D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1889) (Spaghetti eel)
- Moringua ferruginea Bliss, 1883 (Rusty spaghetti eel)
- Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856) (Java spaghetti eel)
- Moringua macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1863)
- Moringua macrochir Bleeker, 1855 (Lesser thrush eel)
- Moringua microchir Bleeker, 1853
- Moringua penni L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Penn's thrush eel)
- Moringua raitaborua (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Purple spaghetti eel)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Moringua in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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