Short worm eel
Species of fish
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The short worm eel[2] (Moringua abbreviata) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti eels).[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1863, originally under the genus Aphthalmichthys.[4] It is a tropical marine eel found in the Indo-Pacific, including Laccadives, the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and Indonesia. It is known to inhabit reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33 cm.[3]
| Short worm eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Moringuidae |
| Genus: | Moringua |
| Species: | M. abbreviata |
| Binomial name | |
| Moringua abbreviata (Bleeker, 1863) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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