Rusty spaghetti eel
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M. ferruginea
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The rusty spaghetti eel, also known as the rusty worm eel, the slender worm eel, or the intermediate thrush-eel[2] (Moringua ferruginea) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).[3] It was described by Richard Bliss Jr. in 1883.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific region, including East Africa, Easter Island, the Ryukyu Islands, Australia, and Micronesia. It leads a benthic lifestyle, burrowing into sandy regions in reefs at a depth range of 1-40 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 140 cm.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Moringua ferruginea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Moringua ferruginea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Moringua ferruginea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Bliss, R., 1883 [ref. 16966] Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.) v. 13: 45-63.
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