Java spaghetti eel (Moringua javanica)

Scientific name: Moringua javanica Kaup, 1856

Java spaghetti eel (Moringua javanica)

The Java spaghetti eel (Moringua javanica) is a brackish-water fish of the family Moringuidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyus; throughout Micronesia.

Biology

TL to 120 cm; pectoral fins absent. Also.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Moringua javanica
Family
Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
120
Depth range
2–15 m (7–49 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 15 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyus; throughout Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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