Purple spaghetti-eel

Moringua raitaborua

Forty Four Centimeters Eel of the Indian Ocean

Purple
Tropical
Estuary
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

The purple spaghetti-eel (Moringua raitaborua) is an eel in the family Moringuidae also known as spaghetti or worm eels. It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Muraena. It is a tropical eel known from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Moringuidae
Genus: Moringua
Maximum length: 44 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Gangetic estuary (West Bengal) in India, Bangaladesh and Nepal (Ref. 85009 ). Possible occurrence in the Philippines.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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