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Moringua Gray, 1831

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Gray, John E. in Gray, John E. 1831.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Anguilliformes
family
Moringuidae
genus
Moringua

Name

Synonyms
Anguillichthys Mowbray, 1927
Aphthalmichthys Kaup, 1856
Apthalmichthys
Mayerina Silvester, 1915
Merinthichthys Howell Rivero, 1934
Pachiurus Swainson, 1839
Pachyurus Swainson, 1839
Pterurus Swainson, 1839
Ptyobranchus McClelland, 1844
Rataborua Bleeker, 1864
Rataboura Gray, 1831
Stilbiscus Jordan & Bollman, 1889
Homonyms
Moringua Gray, 1831
Common names
Murène spaghetti in French
Murène spaghetti in French
Puhi houone in Tahitian
Puhi houone in Tahitian
Spaghetti Eel in English
Spaghetti Eel in English
Морингуа in Russian
ปลาไหลงูแดง ฯลฯ in Thai
ハリガネウミヘビ属 in Japanese
蚓鰻屬 in Chinese
ハリガネウミヘビ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Böhlke, E. B., J. E. Böhlke, M. M. Leiby, J. E. McCosker, et al. / Böhlke, Eugenia B., ed., 1989: Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes. Fishes of the Western North Atlantic, no. 1, pt. 9, vol. 1. xvii + 1-656.
  2. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  3. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N., 1990: null. Genera of Recent Fishes. iii + 697.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  6. FishBase
  7. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  8. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  9. Ill. Indian Zool., 1 (5), pl
  10. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  11. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  12. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  13. SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998
  14. SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998
  15. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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