Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Anguilloidei
Familia: Moringuidae
Genera: Moringua - Neoconger
References
* Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Wurmaale
English: Spaghetti eels
Lietuvių: Kirmėliniai unguriukai
Nederlands: Spaghettialen
日本語: ハリガネウミヘビ科
Polski: Szpagietkowate
中文: 蚓鰻科
The Moringuidae is a small family of eels. They are commonly known as spaghetti eels or worm eels, although the latter name is also shared with other families of eel.
Moringuid eels are found in shallow tropical waters worldwide. They range from about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) to 140 centimetres (55 in) in length and have very narrow, cylindrical, bodies, giving rise to their common name.[1]
Species
There are fourteen species in two genera:[2]
Family Moringuidae
* Genus Moringua
o Moringua abbreviata
o Moringua arundinacea (Bengal spaghetti-eel)
o Moringua bicolor
o Moringua edwardsi
o Moringua ferruginea (Rusty spaghetti eel)
o Moringua javanica (Java spaghetti eel)
o Moringua macrocephalus
o Moringua macrochir
o Moringua microchir
o Moringua penni (Penn's thrush eel)
o Moringua raitaborua (Purple spaghetti eel)
* Genus Neoconger
o Neoconger mucronatus (Ridged eel)
o Neoconger tuberculatus
o Neoconger vermiformis
References
1. ^ McCosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Moringuidae" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
