Moringuidae

Java spaghetti eel

Moringua javanica

One Hundred Twenty Centimeters Eel from African Waters

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Oceania
• Anguilliform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The Java spaghetti eel, also known as the Java thrush-eel, Java worm eel, and the black-tailed thrush eel (Moringua javanica) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels). It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Aphthalmichthys. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Tuamoto Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and Micronesia.