Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Moringuidae Worm or spaghetti eels

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Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.

Moringua abbreviata
[]

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Moringua bicolor
[Bicolor spaghetti eel]

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Moringua edwardsi
[Spaghetti eel]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Moringua ferruginea
[Rusty spaghetti eel]

No picture found

Max. Length 65 cm TL

Moringua guthriana
[Bengal spaghetti-eel]

No picture found

Max. Length 45.4 cm SL

Moringua hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian spaghetti eel]

Photo by Photo by SFSA

Moringua javanica
[Java spaghetti eel]

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Moringua macrocephalus
[]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Moringua macrochir
[Longfin spaghetti eel]

Photo by Photo by Pöllabauer, C.

Moringua microchir
[Lesser thrush eel]

No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm TL

Moringua penni
[Penn's thrush eel]

Photo by Photo by Bucol, A.A.

Moringua raitaborua
[Purple spaghetti-eel]

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Neoconger mucronatus
[Ridged eel]

No picture found

Neoconger tuberculatus
[Swollengut worm eel]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Neoconger vermiformis
[Smalleye spaghetti eel]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Moringua abbreviata		Indo-Pacific	33 TL	1863
Moringua bicolor	Bicolor spaghetti eel	Indo-West Pacific	40 TL	1856
Moringua edwardsi	Spaghetti eel	Western Atlantic	50 TL	1889
Moringua ferruginea	Rusty spaghetti eel	Indo-Pacific	140 TL	1883
Moringua guthriana	Bengal spaghetti-eel	Eastern Indian Ocean	65 TL	1844
Moringua hawaiiensis	Hawaiian spaghetti eel	Central Pacific	45.4 SL	1904
Moringua javanica	Java spaghetti eel	Indo-Pacific	120 TL	1856
Moringua macrocephalus		Western Pacific	36.5 SL	1863
Moringua macrochir	Longfin spaghetti eel	Indo-West Pacific	20 TL	1853
Moringua microchir	Lesser thrush eel	Indo-West Pacific	47 TL	1853
Moringua penni	Penn's thrush eel	Western Central Pacific	10.1 TL	1953
Moringua raitaborua	Purple spaghetti-eel	Eastern Indian Ocean	44 SL	1822
Neoconger mucronatus	Ridged eel	Western Atlantic	30 TL	1858
Neoconger tuberculatus	Swollengut worm eel	Indo-West Pacific		1965
Neoconger vermiformis	Smalleye spaghetti eel	Eastern Central Pacific	14.6 TL	1890

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Moringuidae Worm or spaghetti eels(See list of species below)

Family: Moringuidae Worm or spaghetti eels

(See list of species below)