| Short worm eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Moringuidae |
| Genus: | Moringua |
| Species: | M. abbreviata |
| Binomial name | |
| Moringua abbreviata (Bleeker, 1863) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Theshort worm eel[2] (Moringua abbreviata) is aneel in the familyMoringuidae (spaghetti eels).[3] It was described byPieter Bleeker in 1863, originally under the genusAphthalmichthys.[4] It is atropicalmarine eel found in theIndo-Pacific, includingLaccadives, theRyukyu Islands, thePhilippines, theMarshall Islands,Samoa, andIndonesia. It is known to inhabitreefs. Males can reach a maximumtotal length of 33 cm.[3]
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