The short worm eelCommon names for Moringua abbreviata at www.fishbase.org. (Moringua abbreviata) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti eels).Moringua abbreviata at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1863, originally under the genus Aphthalmichthys.Bleeker, P., 1863 [ref. 17003] Notice sur deux espèces inédites du genre Aphthalmichthys Kp. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1: 163-166. [Year of publication from Pieters & Dickinson 2005:107 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.
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