Moringua

Moringua
Moringua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Moringuidae
Genus: Moringua
J. E. Gray, 1831

Moringua 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)


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