Lesser thrush eel

Moringua microchir

Eel of Indo West Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

The lesser thrush eel, also known as the common worm eel and the spaghetti eel, (Moringua microchir) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from East Africa, Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, and the southern Great Barrier Reef.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Moringuidae
Genus: Moringua
Maximum length: 47 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyus, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.

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