Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Moringuidae Worm or spaghetti eels

(See list of species below)

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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Moringua abbreviata
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Moringua bicolor
[Bicolor spaghetti eel]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Moringua edwardsi
[Spaghetti eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Moringua ferruginea
[Rusty spaghetti eel]

No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 65 cm TL

Moringua guthriana
[Bengal spaghetti-eel]

No picture found
Central Pacific
Max. Length 45.4 cm SL

Moringua hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian spaghetti eel]

Photo by SFSA

Moringua javanica
[Java spaghetti eel]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Moringua macrocephalus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Moringua macrochir
[Longfin spaghetti eel]

Photo by Pöllabauer, C.

Moringua microchir
[Lesser thrush eel]

No picture found
Western Central Pacific

Moringua penni
[Penn's thrush eel]

Photo by Bucol, A.A.

Moringua raitaborua
[Purple spaghetti-eel]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Neoconger mucronatus
[Ridged eel]

No picture found
Indo-West Pacific

Neoconger tuberculatus
[Swollengut worm eel]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Neoconger vermiformis
[Smalleye spaghetti eel]

15 Species of Family Moringuidae
(Worm or spaghetti eels)

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

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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)