Penn's thrush eel (Moringua penni)

Scientific name: Moringua penni Schultz, 1953

The Penn's thrush eel (Moringua penni) is a brackish-water fish of the family Moringuidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Papua New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Moringua penni
Family
Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
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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