Purple spaghetti-eel (Moringua raitaborua)

Scientific name: Moringua raitaborua Hamilton, 1822

Purple spaghetti-eel (Moringua raitaborua)

The Purple spaghetti-eel (Moringua raitaborua) is a freshwater fish of the family Moringuidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, Gangetic estuary (West Bengal) in India and probably Bangladesh. Also reported from Indonesia and the Philippines.

Biology

Vertebrae: 104. Extremely elongate, relatively short and stubby body, with depth 31-45 times in total length; head inconspicuous from rest of body, its length 8-10 times in total length; occipital crest not elevated.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Moringua raitaborua
Family
Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
44.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Gangetic estuary (West Bengal) in India and probably Bangladesh. Also reported from Indonesia and the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

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

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